# NTSB DEN81FTE51: Hiller UHI2D, N96107, Craig, CO, September 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1981
- Place: Craig, CO · CRAIG, CO
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2452   81/9/8    CRAIG,CO            HILLER UHI2D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N96107              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 503 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAIG,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRACTICE PINNACLE LNDG.WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96107](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96107-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 1086, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UHI2D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (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 19810908057009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908057009A), Sep 8, 1981: Hiller UH12D, Craig, CO, Destroyed. Pilot practicing pinacle landing hit hard and broke tail rotor causing loss of directional control.

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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