# Accident 20020422011119A: Hiller UH12E, Eugene, OR, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SD7A
- Location: 44.0167° N, 123.0217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0167&lon=-123.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3004T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3004T-2013-04-02) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422011119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER LOST POWER WHILE HOVERING AT 100' AGL OVER TREES. PILOT MANEUVERED TO A CLEAR AREA. SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, TAIL BOOM, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES CONTAMINATED FUEL - SAMPLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 SEA02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA073), Apr 22, 2002: Hiller UH-12E (N3004T), Goshen, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to identify and replace/repair the degraded exhaust stack. Contributing factors were the mis-rigged carburetor heat control and the pilot's failure to…

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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