# NTSB LAX81DVD28: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N62409, Orleans, CA, May 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1981
- Place: Orleans, CA · ORLEANS, CA
- Location: 41.3015° N, 123.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orleans, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3015&lon=-123.5412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1381  81/5/30    ORLEANS,CA          HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2938
        TIME - 1145                    N62409              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 734 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLEANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLEANS,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 25KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62409](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62409), registered now, S/N 1455, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller OH-23G](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (registry code 4360121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orleans

## 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 19810530030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530030569A), May 30, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Orleans, CA, Substantial damage. Allowed tail rotor strike on practice autorotaion landing.

## Other investigations on N62409 (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 SEA76DYG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG67), Sep 27, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62409), Clark Fork, ID, 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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