# NTSB DEN67A0010: Hiller UH12L4, N90488, Georgetown, CO, July 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1966
- Place: Georgetown, CO · GEORGETOWN, CO
- Location: 39.7179° N, 105.6945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7179&lon=-105.6945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1024  66/7/26    GEORGETOWN COLO     HILLER UH12L4       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N90488              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               AGE 46, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LNDED ON SLING LOAD.TURBO WASTE GATE NOT ADJ FOR MAX PWR.SILVER SOLDER IN FUEL INJ,O RNGS MSNG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90488](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90488-1969-05-21), registration cancelled 1969-05-21, S/N 2534 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L4
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12L4](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (registry code 4360128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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