# Accident 19871107067439A: Hiller UH12B, Newnan, GA, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3758° N, 84.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newnan, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3758&lon=-84.7773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922TE-2020-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,141 total, 28 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107067439A

## Narrative

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

PIC LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON APPROACH.INITIATED AUTOROTATION BUT PLANE ROLLED OVER ON IMPACT.GEAR BOX SEPARATED.

## 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 ATL88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA030), Nov 7, 1987: Hiller UH-12B (N922TE), Newnan, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N922TE (1)

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

- [Accident 19830708034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708034559A), Jul 8, 1983: Hiller UH12B (N922TE), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during autorotation after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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