# Accident 19760905028469A: Hiller UH12B, Midland City, AL, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Midland City, AL
- Airport: Private Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 31.3156° N, 85.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3156&lon=-85.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47091 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,128 total, 10 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905028469A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE FAILURE DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE WITH UNKNOWN OBJECT.

## 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 MIA76FKJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ99), Sep 5, 1976: Hiller UH-12B (N47091), Midland City, AL, destroyed

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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