# Accident 19890121001039A: Hiller UH12B, Wichita Falls, TX, January 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9476° N, 98.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICHITA VALLEY (F14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9476&lon=-98.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88785-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3356
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121001039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. HAD CARB HEAT ONE QUARTER ON.

## 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 FTW89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA043), Jan 21, 1989: Hiller OH-23B (N88785), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING FLIGHT AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT…

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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