# NTSB FTW74DPD01: Hiller UH-12A, N6448D, Dublin, TX, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Dublin, TX · DUBLIN, TX
- Location: 32.0878° N, 98.3389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0878&lon=-98.3389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2002  73/7/13    DUBLIN,TEX          HILLER UH-12A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2010
        TIME - 1330                    N6448D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBLIN,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- LDG SKIDS CAUGHT IN WIRES PLT LOWRD COLCTVE BRK WIRES.DURNG LND TAIL BOOM SEVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6448D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6448D-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 295, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12A
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (registry code 4360104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6448D (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 FTW65A0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0095), Mar 29, 1965: Hiller UH12B (N6448D), San Antonio, TX, 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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