# Accident 19800322008519A: Hiller UH12E, Mineral Wells, TX, March 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9740C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740C-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,239 total, 5,026 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322008519A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BECAME ENTANGLED IN WIRES DURING APPROACH TO LAND IN A FIELD. CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND CRASH.

## 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 FTW80FPD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD20), Mar 22, 1980: Hiller UH-12E (N9740C), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9740C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840424014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424014299A), Apr 24, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N9740C), Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Starter drive and accessory drive gear dowel pins and attach bolts sheared. Recently majored engine.

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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