# Accident 19930325009289A: Hiller UH12E, Greeleyville, SC, March 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Greeleyville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5709° N, 79.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5709&lon=-79.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4029Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4029Z-2020-02-26) (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: 13,200 total, 90 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325009289A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK LAKE WATERS LANDING ON SHORE OF LAKE. PILOT MISJUDGED APPROACH. LANDED IN FOUR FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ATL93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA065), Mar 25, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N4029Z), Greeleyville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE HELICOPTER'S ALTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE.

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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