# Accident 19821012052159A: Hiller UH12C, Blanding, UT, October 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5833° N, 109.4833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5833&lon=-109.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5316V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5316V-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821012052159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING HOVERING AT 50 FEET ALTITUDE. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR AUTOROTATION.

## 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 DEN83LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA007), Oct 12, 1982: Hiller UH-12C (N5316V), Blanding, UT, destroyed

## Other reports on N5316V (1)

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

- [Accident 19751020036019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020036019A), Oct 20, 1975: Hiller UH12C (N5316V), Nucla, CO, Substantial damage. Rust particles in fuel sump. Small amount of water in carb. No water found in fuel service system.

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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