40.9148° N, 74.3838° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Montville, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 31, 1993 · 16:30 local
Place
Montville, NJ
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N57928
Reported as
Hiller UH12C
Reported engine
Franklin O335*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed in flight. Ditched into lake. Found center cylinder spark plug pinned to piston valve damage.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. DITCHED INTO LAKE. FOUND CENTER CYLINDER SPARK PLUG PINNED TO PISTON VALVE DAMAGE.