# Accident 19730912029749A: Hiller UH12C, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, September 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1973
- Place: St Thomas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Aircraft: N8151H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8151H-2023-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912029749A

## Narrative

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

DRG ATMPT HOLD SHORT OF RWY ABT 12 AGL AS FWD MOVEMENT BEGAN TO STOP LOST ROTOR AND ENG RPM.

## 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 MIA74FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA04), Sep 12, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12A (N8151H), St Thomas, VI, substantial damage

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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