# Accident 19981110031739A: Hiller UH12E, Cheney, WA, November 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1998, 08:40 local time
- Place: Cheney, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4307° N, 117.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4307&lon=-117.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N752GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752GB-2013-05-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981110031739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) T/O ESTIMATED 0840. A/C TRAVELLED ABOUT 200 YDS AND OBTAINED AN ALT ITUDE OF AT LEAST 50 FEET (IN ORDER TO CLEAR TREES) BEFORE A LOSS OF CONTROL OCURED. A/C STRUCK GROUND AT A NEARLY INVERTED ATTITUDE RESULTING IN A NON SURVIVABLE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 SEA99FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA013), Nov 10, 1998: Hiller UH-12E (N752GB), Marshall, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of the bolt that connects the lateral cyclic linkage push rod to the lower end of the upper firewall-mounted lateral cyclic linkage bellcrank, resulting in an uncontrolled descent into 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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