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    Airframe Family: Hiller H-12/H-23 Raven
    Latest Model:UH-12A
    Construction Number:0180
    Last Civil Registration:N8180H
    Compressed ID:Hiller UH-12A cn 0180 cr N8180H
    Latest Owner or Location:Fort Wolters Helicopters Heliport (88TS), Mineral Wells, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1950

    Constructed as an UH-12A.

    27 August 1963

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8180H (UH-12A, 180) issued.

    By 14 June 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r N8180H.

    14 June 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC67A0062: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:25 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Suffered a hard landing while performing a power-off autorotative landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 11 July 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r N8180H.

    11 July 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number SEA71DWA05: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:50 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from The Dalles, Oreg, with the destination Maupin, Oreg. Collided with wires and/or poles while on final approach to land. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while in an emergency descent. Report remarks include: Pilot briefed on landing site by other pilots who were unaware of wire location...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 16 September 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N8180H.

    16 September 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Bonners Ferry, ID, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. During a demonstration auto-rotation landing, the flight instructor misjudged his elevation above the ground in the flare and landed hard, severing the rotorcrafts tailboom.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 August 1999

    To Ray R. Humphreys, Sarasota, FL keeping c/r N8180H.

    By 24 February 2007

    To unknown owner with c/r N8180H.

    24 February 2007

    Crashed.
    There were two fatalities. The accident occurred at Bethlehem, GA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The commercial pilot attempted a downwind departure at or about maximum gross weight in a very tight landing zone with high obstacles, forcing the pilot to use rotor energy to gain altitude which would have slowed rotor RPM below safe operating limits. With a tailwind the engine had insufficient power for the helicopter to reach transitional lift...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 May 2009

    To Pat B. Pockrus, Mineral Wells, TX keeping c/r N8180H.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Fort Wolters Helicopters Heliport (88TS), Mineral Wells, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    27 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Mineral Wells - Fort Wolters, TX, USA


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