# Accident 19960912027589A: Hiller UH12E, Hamburg, AR, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 09:48 local time
- Place: Hamburg, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.2202° N, 91.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2202&lon=-91.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156HA-1996-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912027589A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE TAIL ROTOR FAILURE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1996 AT 0948, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HILLER UH12E, N156HA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL NEAR HAMBURG, ARKANSAS.

## 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 FTW96LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA385), Sep 12, 1996: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Hamburg, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor control as result of a tail rotor blade strike by a partially disconnected ballast weight, due to a disconnected pin. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## Other reports on N156HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19800129002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129002059A), Jan 29, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N156HA), Baudette, MN, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Landed in a snowbank. Quill shaft assembly failed due to lack of lube in sub zero temp.

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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