# Accident 19881026048299A: Hiller UH12C, Davenport, IA, October 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6102° N, 90.5876° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6102&lon=-90.5876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 16 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026048299A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM ON A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION LANDING. PILOT BLAMED SOFT GROUND.

## 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 MKC89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA016), Oct 26, 1988: Hiller UH-12C (N57FD), Davenport, IA, 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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