# NTSB FTW82FRA04: Hiller Acft UH-12C, N133TA, La Porte, TX, October 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1981
- Place: La Porte, TX · LA PORTE, TX
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2581  81/10/26   LA PORTE,TX         HILLER ACFT UH-12C  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N133TA              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 408 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            69 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PORTE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TCHDWN HARD,MOVING SIDEWAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N133TA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Porte

## 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 19811026069469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026069469A), Oct 26, 1981: Hiller UH12C, La Porte, TX, Substantial damage. Made practice autorotation to hover. Student allowed RPM decay. Moved sideways to ground impact. CFI supervision.

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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