# Accident 19750428009459A: Hiller UH12E, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1975
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Puerto Rico International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9781C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9781C-1991-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,381 total, 1,643 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750428009459A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA75FKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKA09), Apr 28, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N9781C), San Juan, PR, 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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