# NTSB CHI80FEX29: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N62421, Elrod, IN, August 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1980
- Place: Elrod, IN · ELROD, IN
- Location: 39.0559° N, 85.1631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elrod, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0559&lon=-85.1631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1070   80/8/6    ELROD,IN            HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5520
        TIME - 0830                    N62421              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERSAILLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELROD,IN                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 4 CONNECTING ROD BEARING,PN 77450,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62421](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62421-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 1731, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Versailles

## Other investigations on N62421 (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 LAX86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA113), Feb 7, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N62421), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

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.

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