# Accident 19860116000729A: Hiller UH12E, Horton, OR, January 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1986, 12:38 local time
- Place: Horton, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.1690° N, 123.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1690&lon=-123.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40290, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40290) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,733 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860116000729A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR FORK FAILED BY FATIGUE CRACK AT THE COUNTERSUNK HOLE FOR THE T T PIN. NOT DYE CHECKED AS PER A D.

## 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 SEA86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA039), Jan 16, 1986: Hiller-Soloy UH-12E (N40290), Horton, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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