# Accident 19850509016289A: Hiller UH12C, Casa Grande, AZ, May 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1985, 09:40 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Three Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9011° N, 111.7613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Three Point Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9011&lon=-111.7613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38767, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,140 total, 360 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509016289A

## Narrative

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

DURING GROUND SLIDE FOLLOWING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LEFT FORWARD CROSSOVER TUBE FAILED. ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TAIL.

## 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 LAX85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA249), May 9, 1985: Hiller 12-C (N38767), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38767 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921221052829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921221052829A), Dec 21, 1992: Hiller UH12C (N38767), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground during a demo autorotation with power recovery. Tail rotor 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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