# NTSB Accident FTW96LA385
> **Hiller UH12E** · 1996-09-12 · HAMBURG, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA385
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06731
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-12
- **Location:** HAMBURG, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.220157, -91.789398
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH12E
- **Registration:** N156HA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor control as result of a tail rotor blade strike by a partially disconnected ballast weight, due to a disconnected pin.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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