# Incident 19930308024469I: Hiller UH12E, Lihue, HI, March 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DCCG
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792C-2013-08-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 785 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308024469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. AUTOROTATED INTO CANE FIELD. HAD A CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE. THREE EIRS FILED.

## Other reports on N9792C (3)

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

- [Accident 20030909036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909036289A), Sep 9, 2003: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Kekaha, HI, Destroyed. (-23) This was a part 137 aerial application operation on the island of kauai, vicinity of barking sands, pmfr. The PIC was not aware wires were in the…
- [Incident 19820827054599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827054599I), Aug 27, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Hanapepe, HI, Minor damage. Engine quit at 20 feet AGL on a spray run. Hard landing damaged helicopter. Mud in carburetor bowl.
- [Accident 19750702021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702021169A), Jul 2, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Sling load parted in flt. Pc of lumber swung into t/r,severed drive shaft. Crashed off shore.

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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