# Incident 19820613038959I: Hiller UH12E, Clarkston, WA, June 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Clarkston, WA
- Airport: Clarkston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4154° N, 117.0501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4154&lon=-117.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48121, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48121-2000-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613038959I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TRACKING MAIN ROTOR BLADE IN HOVER, ANTINODE BAR 2253 1124 1, PARTED FROM RETAINER, UNBALANCING BLADE.

## Other reports on N48121 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780909030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909030819A), Sep 9, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N48121), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Spark plugs lead fouled. 200 mag drop on run up.

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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