# Accident 19960701015659A: Hiller UH12E, Franklin, LA, July 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8007° N, 91.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8007&lon=-91.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14637, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14637) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015659A

## Narrative

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

ON SPOTTING FLIGHT. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, TAIL ROTOR SECTION CUT OFF BY MAIN ROTOR BLADES. (-23) ON JULY 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT, A HILLER UH-12E HELICOPTER, N14637, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE EXECUTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA. THE HELICOPTER, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PATTERSON, LOUISIANA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 CDT.

## 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 FTW96LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA285), Jul 1, 1996: Hiller UH12 (N14637), Franklin, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor was the unsuitable terrain available for the precautionary landing.

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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