# Accident 19930520014619A: Hiller UH12C, Sarasota, FL, May 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1993, 16:18 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2508° N, 82.3810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2508&lon=-82.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46937 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,068 total, 158 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520014619A

## Narrative

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

SURGING ENGINE. STRUCK WIRES ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SAND,DIRT AND RUST IN CARBURETOR. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT DONE.

## 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 MIA93LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA125), May 20, 1993: Hiller UH-12C (N46937), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WIRES AND TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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