# Incident 19811008089999I: Hiller UH12D, Farmingdale, NJ, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1984° N, 74.1701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1984&lon=-74.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67155, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67155) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Osborn UH-12D (registry code 4361501, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-osborn-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008089999I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT HIT TAIL ROTOR WHILE MAKING AUTOROTATIVE LANDING AFTER VIBRATION FROM BLADE SEPARATED BY OVERSTRESS.

## Other reports on N67155 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830608023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023609A), Jun 8, 1983: Hiller UH12D (N67155), Bricktown, NJ, Substantial damage. RPM drop and partial power loss reported by ag pilot. Helicopter crashed in trees. Found ignition lead leaks.

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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