# Accident 20210112000479A: Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12C, Lafayette, IN, January 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3181° N, 86.8618° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3181&lon=-86.8618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12C (registry code 4360117, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-world-helicopters-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER - WORLD HELICOPTERS UH-12C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V-335 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 110 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210112000479A

## Narrative

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

N552DR A UH-12C LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE LEFT SKID IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 CEN21LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA124), Jan 12, 2021: Hiller UH12C (N552DR), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter shortly after liftoff into a hover, which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the left landing skid contacted the ground.

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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