# Accident 19810822050919A: Hiller UH12B, Las Vegas, NV, August 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94525, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94525-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED LANDING. MADE HARD LANDING AND TAIL BOOM FAILED.

## 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 LAX81FVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW17), Aug 22, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N94525), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N94525 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970705016759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016759I), Jul 5, 1997: Hiller UH12B (N94525), Tres Pinos, CA, Minor damage. Walking away rotors winding down. Another chopper landing. Rotor was caused rotors to cone and strike tailboom.
- [Incident 19920121004619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920121004619I), Jan 21, 1992: Hiller UH12B (N94525), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot practicing autorotations. Aircraft seemed to sink more than previously. Tail rotor hit ground.

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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