# Accident 19750711017179A: Hiller UH12L4, Wapiti, WY, July 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1975
- Place: Wapiti, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 44.4686° N, 109.4377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapiti, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4686&lon=-109.4377&mi=10
- 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: 7,329 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711017179A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED WITH PWR INTO SLING LOAD ON 3RD ATTMPT TO LIFT LOAD. DENSITY ALT 14700FT.

## 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 DEN76FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC02), Jul 11, 1975: Hiller Acft UH12L4 (N9727C), Wapiti, WY, destroyed

## Other reports on N9727C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740704019219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704019219A), Jul 4, 1974: Hiller UH12L4 (N9727C), Delores, CO, Substantial damage. Apch made into rising sun. Wires partially hidden. Surveying fire area.

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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