# Accident 19950513011529A: Hiller UH12E, Newark, DE, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 11:05 local time
- Place: Newark, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6207° N, 75.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6207&lon=-75.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122HA-2017-10-19) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 107 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513011529A

## Narrative

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

STEEP APPROACH TO HOVER START TURN TO AIR TAXI. ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY. SPUN INTO TALL BRUSH. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA107), May 13, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N122HA), Newark, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of throttle and collective controls, resulting in the loss of rotor rpm and the inflight loss of control.

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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