# Accident 19971024047579A: Hiller UH12D, Farmingdale, NJ, October 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62316-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024047579A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE THE STUDENT WAS IN A THREE FOOT HOVER. THE CFI SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE BY ROLLING BACK THE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT DID NOT REACT FAST ENOUGH AND THE HELICOPTER DID A 360 DEGREE TURN WHICH THE CFI COULD NOT STOP. THE NOSE PITCHED UP RESULTING IN A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 NYC98LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA023), Oct 24, 1997: Hiller UH-12D (N62316), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certificated flight instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to maintain directional control.

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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