# Accident 19810908057189A: Hiller UH12E, Brentwood, CA, September 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62392, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62392) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908057189A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING PROCEDURE TURN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR DRIVE.

## 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 LAX81FVD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD43), Sep 8, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62392), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62392 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000622032689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622032689I), Jun 22, 2000: Hiller UH12E (N62392), Brentwood, CA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] was flying the Hiller UH12-E helicopter, N62392 on 22 June 2000. [privacy data omitted] Was reconning a field (perform 137 aerial…

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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