# Accident 19830708034559A: Hiller UH12B, Huntsville, AL, July 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1983, 20:12 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922TE-2020-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,975 total, 15 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708034559A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL83FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA261), Jul 9, 1983: Hiller UH-12B (N922TE), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N922TE (1)

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

- [Accident 19871107067439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107067439A), Nov 7, 1987: Hiller UH12B (N922TE), Newnan, GA, Substantial damage. PIC lost tail rotor control on approach. Initiated autorotation but plane rolled over on impact. Gear box separated.

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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