# Accident 19731106041329A: Hiller UH12C, Dansville, NY, November 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1973
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Airport: Dansville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 42.5705° N, 77.7133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANSVILLE MUNI (DSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5705&lon=-77.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33616, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,967 total, 855 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731106041329A

## Narrative

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

DURING FAA CERTIFICATION FLT,TAIL ROTOR FAILED, PIC LOST DIR CONTROL.ACFT ABT 20FT AGL.

## 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 NYC74FFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ18), Nov 6, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N33616), Dansville, NY, 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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