# Accident 19880730028379A: Hiller UH12E, Buffalo Lake, MN, July 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo Lake, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7310° N, 94.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7310&lon=-94.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173HA-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540-C2A (registry code 42244, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-c2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,565 total, 3,258 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730028379A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE BROKE DURING VERTICAL TAKEOFF FROM TRUCK PLATFORM. CABLES FRAYED AND WORN. ACFT DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI88DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER06), Jul 30, 1988: Hiller UH-12E (N173HA), Buffalo Lake, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N173HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19830831045439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045439A), Aug 31, 1983: Hiller UH12E (N173HA), Corwith, IA, Destroyed. Helicopter crashed during autorotation landing after failure in main rotor control system.

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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