# Accident 19830831045459A: Hiller UH12E, Manning, ND, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 14:10 local time
- Place: Manning, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.2318° N, 102.7724° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2318&lon=-102.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AH-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,132 total, 1,217 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045459A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE PULLING A LONG LINE WITH A HIGH DECK ANGLE. LOW FUEL CONDITION ALLOWED FUEL UNPORTING.

## 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 DEN83LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA204), Aug 31, 1983: Hiller UH-12E (N400AH), Manning, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N400AH (4)

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

- [Accident 19880102000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102000119A), Jan 2, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Made hard autorotation landing on a road. Connecting rod broken from engine overtemp operation
- [Accident 19851101055799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101055799A), Nov 1, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Turbocharger failed, impeller lodged on shroud after retaining nut backed out. Turbocharger installation on STC.
- [Accident 19811117074319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074319A), Nov 17, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Craig, CO, Substantial damage. Made downwind pass while shooting coyote. RPM decayed, forced to land. Skid broke on hitting a root on landing.
- [Accident 19790724021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724021779A), Jul 24, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N400AH), Johnstown, CO, Substantial damage. Ag pilot conducting spraying operation exhausted fuel and crashed during spray run.

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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