# Accident 19730628018469A: Hiller UH12C, Salinas, CA, June 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9734C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9734C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,949 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY,P/N 51437-7,FRACTURED THRU COUNTER BALANCE STUDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK73FVM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVM40), Jun 28, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N9734C), Salinas, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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