# Accident 19950916029899A: Hiller UH12A, Bonners Ferry, ID, September 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7499° N, 116.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7499&lon=-116.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8180H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,774 total, 1,107 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916029899A

## Narrative

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

HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. SKID COLLAPSED. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM CFI MISJUDGED FLARE HEIGHT. LATE ON COLLECTIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA220), Sep 17, 1995: Hiller UH-12A (N8180H), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S MISJUDGING HIS FLARE DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION.

## Other reports on N8180H (2)

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

- [Accident 20070224002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224002219A), Feb 24, 2007: Hiller UH12A (N8180H), Bethlehen, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On 02/24/2007, N8180H, helicopter, Hiller-UH12-1, with 2 pilots on board, was performing hovering maneuvers in a heavily wooded area. PIC experienced…
- [Incident 19830308016429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830308016429I), Mar 8, 1983: Hiller UH12A (N8180H), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. Lack recent experience,had difficulty landing helicopter. Main rotors flexed down and severed tail rotor drive.

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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