# Accident 19740719022869A: Hiller UH12E, Gadsden, AZ, July 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1974
- Place: Gadsden, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.5564° N, 114.7810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5564&lon=-114.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62903-1984-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,470 total, 900 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719022869A

## Narrative

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

PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH SPRAY PUMP OPN. FLEW INTO COTTON.

## 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 LAX75DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ14), Jul 19, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62903), Gadsden, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62903 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810920059619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920059619A), Sep 20, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N62903), Gadsden, AZ, Substantial damage. Developed high sink rate on turnaround from a night spray run. Sink rate unchecked. Hit ground and rolled.

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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