# Incident 19920930047269I: Hiller UH12C, Walla Walla, WA, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla City County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0925° N, 118.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0925&lon=-118.2841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4561D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 235 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930047269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT AUTOROTATION TO FIELD. SETTLED IN SOFT DIRT AND ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.

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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