# Accident 19960711044029A: Hiller UH12E, Cottondale, FL, July 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cottondale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7895° N, 85.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7895&lon=-85.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102HT-2013-08-14) (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 41582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,567 total, 77 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711044029A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT. LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. IMPACTED INVERTED MAIN DRIVE CLUTCH AND GIMBLE FAILED.

## 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 ATL96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA104), Jul 11, 1996: Hiller UH-12E (N102HT), Cottondale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the main rotor drive torsional coupling and inner gimbal ring, which resulted in jamming of the flight controls during an attempted autorotation.

## Other reports on N102HT (1)

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

- [Incident 20000229014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229014759I), Feb 29, 2000: Hiller UH12E (N102HT), Amana, IA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC stated that while landing, (about 10 feet from ground) the transmission broke. Once the aircraft was on the ground, it was froken up. The…

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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