# Accident 19880810032589A: Hiller UH12D, Leavenworth, WA, August 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CHIA
- Location: 47.8104° N, 120.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8104&lon=-120.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62404-2002-10-21) (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: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 130 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810032589A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING AUTOROTATION APPROACHES TO A POWER HOVER. HELD FLARE TOO LONG AND TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA88LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA150), Aug 10, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N62404), Leavenworth, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62404 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920714025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714025549A), Jul 14, 1992: Hiller UH12D (N62404), Loman, ID, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during external hoist log operation. Fuel quanity indicator was defective. Showed 20 gal empty.

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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