# Accident 19810908057009A: Hiller UH12D, Craig, CO, September 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96107, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96107-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 85 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908057009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING PINACLE LANDING HIT HARD AND BROKE TAIL ROTOR CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 DEN81FTE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE51), Sep 8, 1981: Hiller UHI2D (N96107), Craig, CO, destroyed

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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