# NTSB ATL81DKJ22: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N702WA, Centreville, AL, July 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1981
- Place: Centreville, AL · CENTREVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.9588° N, 87.1327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centreville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9588&lon=-87.1327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2039  81/7/10    CENTREVILLE,AL      HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N702WA              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 26, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTREVILLE,AL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER BGN UNCTLD SPIN APRX 105FT AGL.FND TEETH OF 2 GEARS CHIPPED IN T/R GEAR BOX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N702WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702WA), registered now, S/N 2185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810710040729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710040729A), Jul 10, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Centerville, AL, Destroyed. Tail rotor gears stripped during low level spray run, spun into trees.

## Other investigations on N702WA (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 MIA79DKJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ59), Aug 10, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N702WA), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage

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.

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