NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW76FPJ19
Registry · N8117H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HILLER UH-12A
Year of manufacture
1949 · 26 years old at event
TCDS
6H1 · SIAM HILLER HOLDINGS INC
Engine
FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES (210 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19641126
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB1068
Registrant of record
WILLIAMS CHARLES S
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
HILLER ACFT UH-12A · N8117H
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000117
Total time
435 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Age
36
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ELI RATED.
Investigator remarks
PLT ATTMPTD TAKE OFF FROM SHOPPING CENTER. NOT H
Cause factors
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 84/A/8 A MISCELLANEOUS UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 83/J/I J TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 3737.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_3737.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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