# Incident 19990829032999I: Hiller UH12E, Lituya Bay, AK, August 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lituya Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N67165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67165-2013-08-07) (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 VO540B1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829032999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 1. TAIL BOOM, LAST TWO FEET HAS LOOSE AND MISSING RIVETS.  2.  TAIL ROTOR STRIKES LEFT HAND SIDE OF TAIL BOOM.  3.  TAIL ROTOR BLADES DESTROYED.  4.  FORWARD CROSS AXLE BROKE OFF ON LEFT SIDE.  5.  LEFT SKID AND LEGS BROKE OFF.  6.  NO APPARENT FUSELAGE DAMAGE.  7.  MAIN ROTOR MAST AND ENGINE DIRTY, RUSTY, AND NOTED EVIDENCE OF OIL AND GREASE LEAKS.  8.  TAIL BOOM STRINGER SHEARED OFF AT BOOM HOUSING FITTING.  9.  THE PILOT/OWNER NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE MOVED BY BARGE FROM YAKUTAT AK TO KETCHIKAN AK FOR REPAIRS.

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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