# Incident 19860121009279I: Hiller UH12E, Tiller, OR, January 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1986, 07:38 local time
- Place: Tiller, OR
- Airport: Forest Service
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9285° N, 122.9512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiller, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9285&lon=-122.9512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68024, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68024-2018-02-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121009279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. DAMAGE TO TAIL ROTOR DURING AUTOROTATION. CAUSE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N68024 (2)

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

- [Accident 20000126000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000126000629A), Jan 26, 2000: Hiller UH12E (N68024), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff from the platform of an ag truck, the pilot attempted to fly his helicopter under some telephone wires. The tail rotor struck and severed…
- [Accident 19830407011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830407011759A), Apr 7, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N68024), Kettleman City, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a spray operation. Made hard autorotate landing due to low altitude. Helicopter rolled over.

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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