# NTSB LAX81DJA01: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N119HA, Kahului Maui, HI, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Kahului Maui, HI · KAHULUI MAUI, HI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DJA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DJA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2428  81/10/18   KAHULUI,MAUI,HI     HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 12200
        TIME - 1000                    N119HA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHULUI,MAUI,HI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO. 6 BEARING CAP FORWARD CONNECTING ROD BOLT NUT MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N119HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119HA-2013-04-10), registration cancelled 2013-04-10, S/N HA3019, built 1975 (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 41582, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811018068339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018068339A), Oct 18, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Maui, HI, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Caused by engine failure.

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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