# Accident 19880820034309A: Hiller UH12A, Paducah, KY, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farring Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0105° N, 88.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0105&lon=-88.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4828E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4828E-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. FOUND 50 PERCENT WATER IN FUEL. ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA232), Aug 20, 1988: Hiller UH-12A (N4828E), Paducah, KY, substantial damage

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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