# Incident 19880602031919I: Hiller UH12C, Colts Neck, NJ, June 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5320V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5320V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602031919I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION INFLIGHT. MAIN ROTOR FAILED, TAIL ROTOR MSSING AND BUBBLE DESTROYED. EITHER IN AIR OR LANDING.

## Other reports on N5320V (1)

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

- [Accident 19730713021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713021639A), Jul 13, 1973: Hiller UH12C (N5320V), Gonzalez, CA, Substantial damage. Reduced vsby. After seeing wires atmtd to underfly,skids struck ground.

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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