# Incident 19901201062049I: Hiller UH12E, Yuma, AZ, December 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1990, 18:20 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Mcas/International Ils Rwy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108HA-2020-02-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201062049I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ON GROUND MAINTENANCE. UNABLE TO HOVER. WHEN ADJUSTED COLLECTIVE AIRCRAFT DROPPED. LEFT SKID COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N108HA (3)

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

- [Accident 19880718028129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718028129A), Jul 18, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Too low for autorotation. Struck ground and fell into canal. Fuel vent clogged.
- [Accident 19780825027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825027469A), Aug 25, 1978: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Wahiawa, HI, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760203001449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760203001449A), Feb 3, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Oahu, HI, Substantial damage. Hit 6 phone wires. Area prev surveyed by plt. Spraying sugar cane.

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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