# Accident 20070224002219A: Hiller UH12A, Bethlehen, GA, February 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bethlehen, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7569° N, 83.6517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7569&lon=-83.6517&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 6VS335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224002219A

## Narrative

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

(-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 LOSS OF POWER AND INITIATED AUTOROTATION INTO WOODS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED, 1 PILOT DIED ON IMPACT, THE OTHER PILOT (PIC) WAS TAKEN TO GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND DIED.

## 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 ATL07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA045), Feb 24, 2007: Hiller UH-12A (N8180H), Bethlehem, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm, which resulted in an attempted autorotation and in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot…

## Other reports on N8180H (2)

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

- [Accident 19950916029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916029899A), Sep 16, 1995: Hiller UH12A (N8180H), Bonners Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. Hard autorotation landing. Skid collapsed. Rotors chopped tailboom CFI misjudged flare height. Late on collective.
- [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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