# Incident 19830308016429I: Hiller UH12A, Porterville, CA, March 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8180H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830308016429I

## Narrative

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

LACK RECENT EXPERIENCE,HAD DIFFICULTY LANDING HELICOPTER. MAIN ROTORS FLEXED DOWN AND SEVERED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE.

## Other reports on N8180H (2)

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

- [Accident 20070224002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224002219A), Feb 24, 2007: Hiller UH12A (N8180H), Bethlehen, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On 02/24/2007, N8180H, helicopter, Hiller-UH12-1, with 2 pilots on board, was performing hovering maneuvers in a heavily wooded area. PIC experienced…
- [Accident 19950916029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916029899A), Sep 16, 1995: Hiller UH12A (N8180H), Bonners Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. Hard autorotation landing. Skid collapsed. Rotors chopped tailboom CFI misjudged flare height. Late on collective.

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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