# Accident 19950703016069A: Hiller UH12C, Rio Vista, CA, July 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1995, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1799° N, 121.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1799&lon=-121.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1348Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016069A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR RPM DEMO. AIRCRAFT BEGAN UNCOMMANDED TURN. LANDED HARD, BOUNCED. LEFT ANTITORQUE CABLE BROKE DUE WEAR.

## 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 LAX95LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA238), Jul 3, 1995: Hiller UH-12C (N1348Z), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The result of a chafing failure of the left anti-torque control cable while the aircraft was in flight. An inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot-in-command, and an inadequate 100-hour…

## Other reports on N1348Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19950906027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950906027929A), Sep 6, 1995: Hiller UH12C (N1348Z), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Drifted backwards after liftoff. Lifted collective. Rotor RPM lost. CFI attempted recovery too late. Hard impact.

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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