# Accident 19820902043949A: Hiller UH12B, Detroit, MI, September 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1982, 17:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3294° N, 83.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3294&lon=-83.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48209-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,441 total, 69 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902043949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND.

## 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 CHI82DA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA332), Sep 2, 1982: Hiller 12B (N48209), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48209 (1)

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

- [Accident 19861129069389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861129069389A), Nov 29, 1986: Hiller UH12B (N48209), Capac, MI, Substantial damage. Severe vibration and loss of rotor RPM. Made emergency power on run landing. Rotor blade drag strut had failed.

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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