# Accident 19930115000559A: Hiller UH12E, Chinook, MT, January 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: Chinook, MT
- Airport: Chinook Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4695° N, 109.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4695&lon=-109.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28908, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93GA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93GA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115000559A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AND ROTORS WERE SPOOLING DOWN,THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.FATAL INJURY

## 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 SEA93GA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93GA052), Jan 15, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N28908), Chinook, MT, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INATTENTIVE FBO PERSONNEL.

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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