# Accident 19911202055689A: Hiller UH12D, Rio Medina, TX, December 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rio Medina, TX
- Airport: San Geronimo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4991° N, 98.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4991&lon=-98.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Osborn UH-12D (registry code 4361501, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-osborn-uh-12d) (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 VO435A1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 18 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202055689A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST HELICOPTER SOLO USED TOO MUCH AFT CYLIC,TOO SLOW FOR LANDING,CAUSING MAIN ROTORS TO CHOP OFF TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA044), Dec 2, 1991: Hiller-Osborn UH-12D (N67065), Rio Medina, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N67065 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960216002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216002049A), Feb 16, 1996: Hiller UH12D (N67065), Carrizo Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Aerial observation for deer spotting. Low and slow. Steep turn. Rotor speed decay. Hard landing. Chopped tailboom.

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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