# Accident 19850505016899A: Hiller UH12E, Fall Creek, OR, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 07:30 local time
- Place: Fall Creek, OR
- Airport: Dam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.9398° N, 122.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9398&lon=-122.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28872-2011-06-01) (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: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,055 total, 155 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505016899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM LANDING. FUEL GAUGES INOPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA107), May 5, 1985: Hiller UH-12E (N28872), Fall Creek, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28872 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820713031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713031459A), Jul 13, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N28872), Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Struck wires that were strung over a lake at 100 feet at flight level. Made hard autorotate landing.

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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