# Accident 19760429012059A: Hiller UH12C, Eldred, IL, April 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1976
- Place: Eldred, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.2862° N, 90.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldred, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2862&lon=-90.5540&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 UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,541 total, 91 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429012059A

## Narrative

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

CARB BOWL CONTAINED A RED OILY LIQUID. ACFT ROLLED FORWARD. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

## 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 CHI76FEV32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV32), Apr 29, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N62417), Eldred, 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 19760315004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004599A), Mar 15, 1976: Hiller UH12D (N62417), St Jacob, IL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750415006779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750415006779A), Apr 15, 1975: Hiller UH12D (N62417), Lebanon, IL, Substantial damage. Main rotor blades struck overhanging limbs.

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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