# Accident 19810710040729A: Hiller UH12E, Centerville, AL, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Centerville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N702WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710040729A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR GEARS STRIPPED DURING LOW LEVEL SPRAY RUN, SPUN INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL81DKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ22), Jul 10, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N702WA), Centreville, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N702WA (2)

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

- [Incident 19840730042239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730042239I), Jul 30, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N702WA), Gilbert, AZ, Destroyed. Destroyed by fire when it fell off reloading truck. Landed lengthwise on truck instead of widthwise.
- [Accident 19790810024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810024779A), Aug 10, 1979: Hiller UH12E (N702WA), Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. The tension-torsion pin, Hiller p/n 51452, failed due to fatigue.

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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