# Accident 19870524015509A: Hiller UH12D, Spartanburg, SC, May 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9497° N, 82.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9497&lon=-82.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC O43523
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,194 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524015509A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND STRUCK TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING.CAUSE OF POWER FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED

## 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 ATL87FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA147), May 24, 1987: Hiller UH-12D (H23) (N6408), Spartanburg, SC, 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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