# Incident 19920729043869I: Hiller UH12D, Champaign-Urban, IL, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94515, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 676 total, 58 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729043869I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION LANDING PILOT LANDED HARD. MINOR DAMAGED TO TAIL ROTOR BLADES.

## Other reports on N94515 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910702025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025679A), Jul 2, 1991: Hiller UH12D (N94515), Champaign-Urban, IL, Substantial damage. Practicing quick stop maneuver. Tail rotor hit ground. Lost directional control. Set down hard to avoid spin.
- [Incident 19801018075189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075189I), Oct 18, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N94515), Champaign, IL, Minor damage. Za pilot demonstrating autorotation with power recovery. Tail rotor struck the ground.

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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