# Accident 19840424014299A: Hiller UH12E, Pocahontas, AR, April 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1984, 15:44 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2608° N, 90.9603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2608&lon=-90.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9740C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740C-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,050 total, 1 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424014299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. STARTER DRIVE AND ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR DOWEL PINS AND ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED. RECENTLY MAJORED ENGINE.

## 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 MKC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA128), Apr 24, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N9740C), Pocahontas, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N9740C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800322008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322008519A), Mar 22, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N9740C), Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor became entangled in wires during approach to land in a field. Caused aircraft to spin and crash.

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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