# Accident 19800513015759A: Hiller UH12D, Norman, OK, May 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2226° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BC-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,175 total, 17 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800513015759A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD, TAIL-LOW LANDING AFTER SUSPECTED MAST BUMP ON TAKEOFF. HIT TAIL LOW. IMPACT SHEARED TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 FTW80DPJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPJ20), May 13, 1980: Hiller Acft HU-12D (N102BC), Norman, OK, 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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