# Accident 19860407012159A: Hiller UH12B, Fall River, KS, April 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fall River, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6001° N, 96.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6001&lon=-96.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5307V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5307V-2004-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3355
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860407012159A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES TRYING TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD. STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY AND DESCENDED INTO TREES.

## 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 MKC86FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA082), Apr 7, 1986: Hiller UH-12B (N5307V), Fall River, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N5307V (1)

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

- [Accident 20010224003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224003379A), Feb 24, 2001: Hiller UH12B (N5307V), Whitesburg, GA, No damage. (-23) On final approach to the proposed landing site, N5307V, the Hiller UH-12B lost power and engine quit. Fuel starvation of the main boost pump did not…

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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