# Accident 19900804030089A: Hiller UH12E, Garrison, ND, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Garrison, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LPGG
- Location: 47.6496° N, 101.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6496&lon=-101.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133HA) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 354 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030089A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE BROKE ON LIFT OFF. CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH.

## 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 CHI90DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DTG02), Aug 4, 1990: Hiller UH-12-E (N133HA), Garrison, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CHAFING OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE.

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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