# Accident 19770410013449A: Hiller UH12E, Thermal, CA, April 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90465, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90465-1989-03-15) (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: 523 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410013449A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 9/19/77.

## 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 LAX77FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA039), Apr 10, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N90465), Thermal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N90465 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740205002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205002089A), Feb 5, 1974: Hiller UH12E (N90465), Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation due to improper installation of aux fuel sys. Lnd with fwd speed in snow.

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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