# NTSB FTW80FPD20: Hiller UH-12E, N9740C, Mineral Wells, TX, March 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1980
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD20

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0597  80/3/22    MINERAL WELLS,TX    HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10239
        TIME - 1100                    N9740C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5026 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MILLSAP,TX                  LOCAL                        MINERAL WELLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TELFON WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9740C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740C-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N 2118, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19800322008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322008519A), Mar 22, 1980: Hiller UH12E, Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor became entangled in wires during approach to land in a field. Caused aircraft to spin and crash.

## Other investigations on N9740C (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 MKC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA128), Apr 24, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N9740C), Pocahontas, AR, destroyed

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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