# Accident 19880216003479A: Hiller UH12D, Bon Wier, TX, February 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bon Wier, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.6808° N, 93.7510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6808&lon=-93.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48265-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,013 total, 3,619 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216003479A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED ON TRAILER. GROUND CREW SECURED LEFT REAR SKID UNKNOWN TO PILOT WHEN HE TRIED TO REALIGN SKIDS. ROLLED 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 FTW88DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA03), Feb 17, 1988: Hiller UH-12-D (N48265), Bon-Wier, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: GROUND CREWMEMBER'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR SECUREING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TRANSPORT TRAILER.

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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