# Accident 19820812038149A: Hiller UH12L4, Wisconson Dells, WI, August 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1982, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wisconson Dells, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6384° N, 89.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisconsin Dells, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6384&lon=-89.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3748Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3748Z-1990-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12L4 (registry code 4360128, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L4
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 431 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812038149A

## Narrative

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

NEEDLES SPLIT DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. MAIN ROTOR DRIVE CLUTCH WORN OUT.

## 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 CHI82FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA304), Aug 12, 1982: Hiller UH12L4 (N3748Z), Wisconsin Dells, WI, substantial damage

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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