# Incident 19930426013479I: Hiller UH12E, Columbus, OH, April 26, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1993, 07:35 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440NR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440NR) (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 VO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426013479I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER. FORCED LANDING IN OPEN AREA. ENGINE LOCKED UP. ONE ENGINE FAN BLADE MISSING.

## Other reports on N440NR (1)

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

- [Accident 20100101025799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100101025799A), Jan 1, 2010: Hiller UH-12E (N440NR), Tipton, CA, Substantial damage. Weather was overcast for the first part of the flight. When the sun came out during a swath run, the pilot propped up the collective with his knee and reached…

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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