# Accident 19730413042699A: Hiller UH12C, Gothenburg, April 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Gothenburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N6055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK73X0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413042699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

1ST FLT AFT TRANSPORT & MAINT.LOST RPM IN 30FT HOVER,LNDD IN RIVER.REPORTED BY SWEDISH GOVT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 UNK73X0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0110), Apr 13, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N6055), Gothenburg, SW, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6055 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980711027499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711027499I), Jul 11, 1998: N6055, Friendswood, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing solo touchdown autorations and hit hard on tail stinger. Tail stinger bent and allowed impact damage to one tail rotor blade, including…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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