# Accident 19770115000349A: Hiller UH12B, Terra Bella, CA, January 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1977
- Place: Terra Bella, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.9600° N, 119.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terra Bella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9600&lon=-119.0385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6417V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,102 total, 131 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000349A

## Narrative

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

FROST CONTROL.RUSTY WATER,DEBRIS,TANK SEALER FOUND IN FUEL.SERVICE BULLETIN A-78 NCW.

## 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 LAX77DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA16), Jan 15, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N6417V), Terra Bella, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6417V (2)

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

- [Accident 19940507010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940507010289A), May 7, 1994: Hiller UH12B (N6417V), Crystal Beach, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Turned downwind then into wind. Lost rotor RPM. Impacted. Rolled. Water in fuel.
- [Accident 19811116073989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116073989A), Nov 16, 1981: Hiller UH12C (N6417V), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed after takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.

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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