# Accident 19811210080129A: Hiller UH12E, Angles Camp, CA, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Angles Camp, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0683° N, 120.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angels Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0683&lon=-120.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93478-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,510 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210080129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN HOVER DURING LOADING OF SLING DUSTER HOPPER.  CRASHED ON TOP OF BUCKET. ENGINE THREW A ROD.

## 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 LAX82FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG10), Dec 10, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N93478), Angels Camp, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93478 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920321007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321007009A), Mar 21, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N93478), Huron, CA, Destroyed. Main rotor cuff failed due to fatigue cracking and corrosion. Helicopter settled into trees.

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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