N173HA
Hiller UH-12E · built 1977
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- July 30, 1988Accident
WHEN THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF, THE LEFT TAIL ROTOR CABLE SEPARATED. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
- August 31, 1983Accident
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE BEHIND HIM WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE FLT CONTROLS. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT FROM 3000 FT. HE SAID THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT, THEN RIGHTED ITSELF. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN WITH A FORWARD SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MPH, THEN ROLLED & WAS DESTROYED.