Hiller UH-12C N73876
2 November 1966 · Ineral Wells Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1966 at about 10:00 local time, a Hiller UH-12C registered N73876, operated by Big State Indu, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ineral Wells Tex, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ineral Wells Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mineral Wells
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12C
- Registration
- N73876
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Big State Indu
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TAIL ROTOR HUB FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1966 | Hiller UH-12C | Rosalia Wash, Washington, United States | Empire Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1967 | Hiller UH-12C | Riverdale, California, United States | Ross-Darril BO | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Compton, California, United States | 47 Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Livengood, Alaska, United States | Merric Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Hiller UH-12C | Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1971 | Hiller UH-12C | Lorena, Texas, United States | Interamerican | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |