# NTSB MKC80DER24: Soloy 12EJ3, N156HA, Baudette, MN, January 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1980
- Place: Baudette, MN · BAUDETTE, MN
- Location: 48.7123° N, 94.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baudette, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7123&lon=-94.5918&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 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1884  80/1/29  NR.BAUDETTE,MN        SOLOY 12EJ3         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2127
        TIME - 1000                    N156HA              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAUDETTE,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SOLOY CONVERSION TO HILLER.FAILURE OF A BEARING IN QUILL SHAFT ASSY,P/N 560-2312.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N156HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOLOY 12EJ3
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19800129002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002059A), Jan 29, 1980: Hiller UH12E, Baudette, MN, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Landed in a snowbank. Quill shaft assembly failed due to lack of lube in sub zero temp.

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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