# Accident 19810915059219A: Hiller UH12L3, Malin, OR, September 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Malin, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.0134° N, 121.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0134&lon=-121.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L3
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,685 total, 1,080 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915059219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM TRUCK. REPORTED INSUFFICIENT MANIFOLD PESSURE. ENGINE CHECKED OK. TROUBLE UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA81DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK18), Sep 15, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12L (N871H), Malin, OR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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