# Accident 19880816033959A: Hiller UH12E, Thermal, CA, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 20:05 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQKG
- Location: 33.4800° N, 116.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4800&lon=-116.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65120-2013-06-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816033959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER. WATER AND MUD IN FUEL FROM DELAPIDATED FUELING PLATFORM.

## 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 LAX88DUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUG06), Aug 17, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N65120), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65120 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800617081349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617081349I), Jun 17, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N65120), Belmar, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot hovering during engine test, not in assigned location. Damaged aircraft in autorotation, no problems found

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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