# Accident 19860913045009A: Hiller UH12E, Norias, TX, September 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1986, 13:15 local time
- Place: Norias, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9307° N, 98.1302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9307&lon=-98.1302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40268-2003-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913045009A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HERDING CATTLE, PILOT INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT A SKID ON A WIRE FENCE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA167), Sep 13, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N40268), Norias, TX, 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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