# Incident 19970705016759I: Hiller UH12B, Tres Pinos, CA, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tres Pinos, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7904° N, 121.3106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tres Pinos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7904&lon=-121.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94525, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94525-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016759I

## Narrative

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

WALKING AWAY ROTORS WINDING DOWN. ANOTHER CHOPPER LANDING. ROTOR WAS CAUSED ROTORS TO CONE AND STRIKE TAILBOOM.

## Other reports on N94525 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920121004619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920121004619I), Jan 21, 1992: Hiller UH12B (N94525), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot practicing autorotations. Aircraft seemed to sink more than previously. Tail rotor hit ground.
- [Accident 19810822050919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050919A), Aug 22, 1981: Hiller UH12B (N94525), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged landing. Made hard landing and tail boom failed.

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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