# Accident 19751216039439A: Hiller UH12C, San Diego, CA, December 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1975
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Golden State Helo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 28 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751216039439A

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH FAILED.

## 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 LAX76FUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM16), Dec 16, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N57U), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57U (1)

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

- [Incident 19830330036259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330036259I), Mar 30, 1983: Hiller UH12A (N57U), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Main rotor blade nicked the small diameter tailrotor drive shaft during touchdown.

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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