# Accident 19830708030029A: Hiller UH12E, Lancaster, CA, July 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.4791° N, 117.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4791&lon=-117.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64861-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708030029A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION LANDING AFTER MAIN TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## 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 LAX83LUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ04), Jul 8, 1983: Hiller UH 12-E (N64861), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64861 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880407023499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407023499I), Apr 7, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N64861), Coachella, CA, Minor damage. Rotors severed a powerline on a spray run. Pilot was able to land safely.

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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