# NTSB FTW67A0049: Hiller UH-12C, N73876, Ineral Wells, TX, November 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1966
- Place: Ineral Wells, TX · INERAL WELLS, TX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0049

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1014   66/11/2   INERAL WELLS TEX    HILLER UH-12C       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N73876              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR HUB FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mineral Wells

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.