# Incident 19930301007279I: Hiller UH12C, Spokane, WA, March 1, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1993, 17:25 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222TE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222TE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 5 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301007279I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT HOVER. LOST CONTROL AUTHORITY. LANDED. LEFT LOWER ENGINE SNUBBER ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## Other reports on N222TE (1)

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

- [Accident 19950307003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950307003299A), Mar 7, 1995: Hiller UH12C (N222TE), Bonners Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. Practicing pinnicle approach hover. Transition to forward flight lost RPM. Lost tail control. Landed hard. Rolled.

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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