# NTSB FTW79IA054: Hiller UH-12E, N40261, Freer, TX, February 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1979
- Place: Freer, TX · FREER, TX
- Location: 27.8822° N, 98.6174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freer, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8822&lon=-98.6174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79IA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0002  79/2/23  NR.FREER,TX           HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N40261              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUVAL RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FREER,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ON BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40261](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40261-1995-03-01), registration cancelled 1995-03-01, S/N 5056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Duval Ranch Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19790223006919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223006919I), Feb 23, 1979: Hiller UH12E, Freer, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft skipped on touchdown and front of skid dug into soft ground stopping forward motion. Buckle in skin

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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