# Accident 19950307003299A: Hiller UH12C, Bonners Ferry, ID, March 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7502° N, 116.5104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7502&lon=-116.5104&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: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 132 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950307003299A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING PINNICLE APPROACH HOVER. TRANSITION TO FORWARD FLIGHT LOST RPM. LOST TAIL CONTROL. LANDED HARD. ROLLED.

## 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 SEA95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA063), Mar 7, 1995: Hiller UH-12C (N222TE), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: ROTOR RPM WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND SUITABLE TERRAIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N222TE (1)

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

- [Incident 19930301007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301007279I), Mar 1, 1993: Hiller UH12C (N222TE), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft began to vibrate at hover. Lost control authority. Landed. Left lower engine snubber assembly failed.

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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