# Accident 19770116001149A: Hiller UH12E, Chandler, AZ, January 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RG-1999-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,250 total, 55 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116001149A

## Narrative

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

T/D NOSE HIGH, PITCHED FORWARD, BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## 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 LAX77DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ24), Jan 16, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N50RG), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50RG (1)

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

- [Accident 19770702018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702018499A), Jul 2, 1977: Hiller UH12C (N50RG), Chandler, AZ, Destroyed. Nr 6 cyl separated from case.

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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