# Incident 19830718042249I: Hiller UH12E, Lihue, HI, July 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1983, 17:56 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8293-2013-05-14) (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 VO540C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,360 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718042249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON RETURNING TO BASE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. HAD ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IN ON POSITION.

## Other reports on N8293 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920729033609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729033609I), Jul 29, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N8293), Waipahu, HI, Minor damage. Engine lost power on spray run. Forced landing on road adjacent to field. Main rotor blade tips contacted foliage.

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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