# Accident 19880718028129A: Hiller UH12E, Clewiston, FL, July 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJRG
- Location: 26.7499° N, 80.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7499&lon=-80.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108HA-2020-02-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718028129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION. STRUCK GROUND AND FELL INTO CANAL. FUEL VENT CLOGGED.

## 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 MIA88LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA225), Jul 18, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N108HA), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N108HA (3)

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

- [Incident 19901201062049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201062049I), Dec 1, 1990: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Helicopter on ground maintenance. Unable to hover. When adjusted collective aircraft dropped. Left skid collapsed.
- [Accident 19780825027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825027469A), Aug 25, 1978: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760203001449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760203001449A), Feb 3, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Oahu, HI, Substantial damage. Hit 6 phone wires. Area prev surveyed by plt. Spraying sugar cane.

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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