# Accident 19840315007069A: Hiller UH12B, Ulysses, KS, March 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ulysses, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5708° N, 101.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5708&lon=-101.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1021Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1021Y-2019-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Mitchell UH-12B (registry code 4360702, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-mitchell-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315007069A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. MADE HARD AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING. GEAR BOX HAD SEPARATED. FATIGUE BREAK IN ATTACH FITTINGS

## 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 MKC84LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA102), Mar 15, 1984: Hiller UH-12B (N1021Y), Ulysses, KS, substantial damage

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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