# Accident 19850203071909A: Hiller UH12E, Five Points, CA, February 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.3806° N, 120.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3806&lon=-120.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5323V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5323V-2017-05-23) (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 VO540C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203071909A

## Narrative

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

COPTER HIT EMBANKMENT, ROLLED OVER AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. NUTS ON ENGINE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED.

## 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 LAX85FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA132), Feb 3, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N5323V), Five Points, CA, 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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