# NTSB FTW74DPD39: Hiller Acft UH-12A, N8145H, Gouldbusk, TX, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Gouldbusk, TX · GOULDBUSK, TX
- Location: 31.5549° N, 99.4767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gouldbusk, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5549&lon=-99.4767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0718  74/3/30    GOULDBUSK,TEX       HILLER ACFT UH-12A  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8400
        TIME - 0910                    N8145H              PX-  0  0  2  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 1596 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOULDBUSK,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RETURNG TO RANCH AT LO ALT FOLLOWNG COYOTE HUNT-LOST PWR DRG PULL UP OVR PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8145H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8145H-2020-05-02), registration cancelled 2020-05-02, S/N 145, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12A
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (registry code 4360104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740330007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007869A), Mar 30, 1974: Hiller UH12A, Gouldbusk, TX, Substantial damage. Plt returng to ranch at lo alt followng coyote hunt-lost pwr drg pull up ovr pwr lines.

## Other investigations on N8145H (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 FTW74DPD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD14), Jul 22, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12A (N8145H), Springtown, 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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