# Accident 19820502037979A: Hiller UH12A, Highland, NY, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Highland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7391° N, 74.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7391&lon=-74.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116S-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O335*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 39 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502037979A

## Narrative

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

RPM DECAY, STRUCK A TREE AND LANDED HARD IN A APPLE ORCHARD. OIL LEAK BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. OILY CLUTCH.

## 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 NYC82DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA087), May 2, 1982: Hiller UH-12A (N116S), New Paltz, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N116S (1)

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

- [Accident 20100509033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100509033889A), May 9, 2010: Hiller UH-12A (N116S), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. On may 09, 2010, at 1900 eastern time, a Hiller UH-12A, aircraft, registration N116S, experienced the loss operational control during cruise flight near…

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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