# Incident 19790223006919I: Hiller UH12E, Freer, TX, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Freer, TX
- Airport: Duval County Ranc
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8822° N, 98.6174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freer, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8822&lon=-98.6174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40261, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40261-1995-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223006919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SKIPPED ON TOUCHDOWN AND FRONT OF SKID DUG INTO SOFT GROUND STOPPING FORWARD MOTION. BUCKLE IN SKIN

## 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 FTW79IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA054), Feb 23, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N40261), Freer, TX, incident, minor 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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