# Accident 20081030851229A: Hiller UH12E, Power River, WY, October 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2008, 08:40 local time
- Place: Power River, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0356° N, 107.0811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0356&lon=-107.0811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61436-2018-01-25) (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 41582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,908 total, 448 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081030851229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CONTROL ROTOR BLADE ASSY SHAFT BROKE AT OUTER ATTACH BOLT HOLE.

## 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 WPR09LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA028), Oct 30, 2008: Hiller UH-12E (N61436), Powder  River, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A flight control system malfunction while the helicopter was maneuvering at low altitude due to the failure/separation of the rotor blade control tube.

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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