# Accident 20100624036009A: Hiller UH-12E, Grand Junction, CO, June 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2010, 19:15 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0803° N, 108.4906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0803&lon=-108.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9754C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9754C) (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 UH-12E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 343 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624036009A

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING A NEW ANNUAL INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN FOR A SHORT FLIGHT.  WHILE HOVER TAXIING THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND VEERED TOWARD A LIGHT POST.  THE PILOT SET IT DOWN HARD BREAKING THE RIGHT SKID OFF AS IT ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA362), Jun 25, 2010: Hiller UH-12E (N9754C), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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