# Accident 19940416007929A: Hiller UH12B, Alvin, TX, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4307° N, 95.2391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4307&lon=-95.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41319, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41319) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,022 total, 35 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416007929A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED HARD. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. SKIDS DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA125), Apr 16, 1994: Hiller UH-12 (N41319), Alvin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED, DELAY OF THE FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N41319 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860608022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608022059A), Jun 8, 1986: Hiller UH12B (N41319), Rathdrum, ID, Destroyed. Aircraft was damaged and occupants injured during a hard emergency landing. Engine failed from fuel exhaustion.

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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