# Accident 19750415006779A: Hiller UH12D, Lebanon, IL, April 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1975
- Place: Lebanon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.6007° N, 89.8097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6007&lon=-89.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62417-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total, 500 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DCA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750415006779A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK OVERHANGING LIMBS.

## 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 CHI75DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DCA06), Apr 15, 1975: Hiller Acft UH12D (N62417), Lebanon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62417 (4)

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

- [Accident 20030627013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627013009A), Jun 27, 2003: Hiller UH12E (N62417), Elk Mound, WI, Destroyed. (-23) While applying fungicide to a field of potatoes, the helicopter encountered a whirlwind, causing the pilot to lose control and contact the crop with the…
- [Incident 19950712044439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712044439I), Jul 12, 1995: Hiller UH12E (N62417), Duran, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated fuel exhaustion caused by double problem. Owner/operator discovered possible fuel gauge problem on way to intended spray application…
- [Accident 19760429012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429012059A), Apr 29, 1976: Hiller UH12C (N62417), Eldred, IL, Substantial damage. Carb bowl contained a red oily liquid. Acft rolled forward. Main rotor cut off tail boom.
- [Accident 19760315004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004599A), Mar 15, 1976: Hiller UH12D (N62417), St Jacob, IL, Substantial damage

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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