# Incident 19811028076449I: Hiller UH12L4, Carter, MT, October 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1981, 00:00 local time
- Place: Carter, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.7778° N, 110.9328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carter, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7778&lon=-110.9328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86690, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86690-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12L4 (registry code 4360128, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,607 total, 18 in this make and model, 298 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028076449I

## Narrative

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

ZA SKID CAUGHT WIRE ON CLIMB OUT, TIRED TO BACK OFF, UNABLE, BROKE WIRE, MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

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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