# Accident 19730928031789A: Hiller UH12B, Tucson, AZ, September 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Freeway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.2778° N, 111.0096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Freeway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2778&lon=-111.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7299, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7299) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,119 total, 205 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928031789A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESS,HOLE IN NR 1 PISTON. M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM DRG LDG.

## 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 LAX74DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ24), Sep 28, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N7299), Tucson, AZ, 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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