# Accident 19831216061559A: Hiller UH12C, Imperial, TX, December 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Imperial, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2691° N, 102.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2691&lon=-102.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63MC-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,997 total, 26 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061559A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND.TAIL BOOM HIT GROUND, THEN CHOPPED OFF BY MAIN ROTOR.

## 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 FTW84LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA099), Dec 16, 1983: Hiller UH-12C (N63MC), Imperial, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19780829029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829029349A), Aug 29, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N63MC), Neptune, NJ, Substantial damage. Ip did not slow high rate of descent in time to prevent hard land

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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