# Accident 19860207049539A: Hiller UH12E, Lodi, CA, February 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1986, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1895° N, 121.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1895&lon=-121.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62421-2013-04-29) (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 VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207049539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY RUN.SKID STRUCK FURROWED GROUND ON LANDING.HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS NOSE.FUEL EXHAUSTED.

## 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 LAX86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA113), Feb 7, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N62421), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62421 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800608032919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608032919A), Jun 8, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N62421), Elrod, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit, made hard emergency landing. Skids broke, rolled over. Found broken cylinder connecting rod.

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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