# Accident 19760203001449A: Hiller UH12E, Oahu, HI, February 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1976
- Place: Oahu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 21.4333° N, 157.9667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oʻahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4333&lon=-157.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108HA-2020-02-26) (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 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,963 total, 600 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760203001449A

## Narrative

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

HIT 6 PHONE WIRES. AREA PREV SURVEYED BY PLT. SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.

## 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 OAK76FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA10), Feb 3, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N108HA), Oahu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N108HA (3)

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

- [Incident 19901201062049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201062049I), Dec 1, 1990: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Helicopter on ground maintenance. Unable to hover. When adjusted collective aircraft dropped. Left skid collapsed.
- [Accident 19880718028129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718028129A), Jul 18, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Too low for autorotation. Struck ground and fell into canal. Fuel vent clogged.
- [Accident 19780825027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825027469A), Aug 25, 1978: Hiller UH12E (N108HA), Wahiawa, HI, 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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