# Accident 19921221052829A: Hiller UH12C, New Smyrna Beac, FL, December 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0200° N, 80.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0200&lon=-80.9199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38767, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C33
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 666 total, 40 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921221052829A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND DURING A DEMO AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY. TAIL ROTOR 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 MIA93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA032), Dec 21, 1992: Hiller UH-12C (N38767), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING.

## Other reports on N38767 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850509016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509016289A), May 9, 1985: Hiller UH12C (N38767), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. During ground slide following practice autorotation left forward crossover tube failed. Rotor blade struck tail.

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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