# Accident 19900426011809A: Hiller UH12B, Sanford, FL, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 09:34 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5306V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5306V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 10 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426011809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF,DESCENDED,HIT GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. BLAMED ENGINE. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MIA90LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA111), Apr 26, 1990: Hiller UH-12B (N5306V), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## Other reports on N5306V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800805081339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805081339I), Aug 5, 1980: Hiller UH12B (N5306V), New Orleans, LA. After takeoff to hover, pilot experienced loss of directional control. Tail rotor gear box had failed.

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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