# Accident 19740602031629A: Hiller UH12B, Custar, OH, June 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Custar, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.2846° N, 83.8438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custar, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2846&lon=-83.8438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6744C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602031629A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM INSTALLATION FAILED STRUCK TAIL ROTOR

## 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 CHI74AC096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC096), Jun 2, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N6744C), Custar, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6744C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730528012929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528012929A), May 28, 1973: Hiller UH12B (N6744C), Guymon, OK, Substantial damage. Aftr t/o to hover then trans lift eng pwr levr stuck. Eng overboost,plt cut ign. Linkage out of rig.

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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