# Accident 19740704019219A: Hiller UH12L4, Delores, CO, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Delores, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Aircraft: N9727C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9727C-1975-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12L4 (registry code 4360128, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,876 total, 300 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704019219A

## Narrative

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

APCH MADE INTO RISING SUN.WIRES PARTIALLY HIDDEN.SURVEYING FIRE AREA.

## 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 DEN75DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE01), Jul 4, 1974: Hiller Acft UH12L4 (N9727C), Delores, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9727C (1)

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

- [Accident 19750711017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711017179A), Jul 11, 1975: Hiller UH12L4 (N9727C), Wapiti, WY, Destroyed. Settled with pwr into sling load on 3rd attmpt to lift load. Density alt 14700FT.

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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