# Accident 19860918045429A: Hiller UH12E, Lemoore, CA, September 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1986, 05:30 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Airport: Naval Air Station
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQKG
- Location: 36.2909° N, 119.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2909&lon=-119.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688SB-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,003 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860918045429A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING AHARD FORCED LANDING. ROD BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY TORQUES.

## 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 LAX86FVA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVA14), Sep 18, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N688SB), Lemoore, CA, substantial damage

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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