# NTSB NYC76FGM05: Hiller Acft UH-12B, N90424, Beaver Falls, PA, September 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3533   75/9/3    BEAVER FALLS,PA     HILLER ACFT UH-12B  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1504
        TIME - 0800                    N90424              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER FALLS,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD BANG,ATMTD QUICK STOP,TAIL BOOM HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90424](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90424), registered now, S/N 389, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12B
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (registry code 4360110) (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
- Airport: Beaver County

## 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 19750903033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903033409A), Sep 3, 1975: Hiller UH12C, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Plt heard loud bang,atmtd quick stop,tail boom hit gnd.

## Other investigations on N90424 (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 NYC75FGM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM32), Apr 1, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N90424), Beaver Falls, PA, 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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