# Accident 19830623042019A: Hiller UH12B, Jerome, ID, June 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7305° N, 114.4301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7305&lon=-114.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830623042019A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS RETURNING TO BASE. MADE HARD DOWNWIND AUTOROTATION LANDING. ENGINE FIRE CONSUMED HELICOPTER.

## 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 SEA83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA132), Jun 23, 1983: Hiller UH-12B (N245C), Jerome, ID, 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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