# Accident 19770519012419A: Hiller UH12E, Columbus, OH, May 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Heli Minit Men
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5376V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5376V-2012-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,330 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519012419A

## Narrative

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

COTTER KEY LEFT OUT OF BOLT & NUT BY MECHANIC.

## 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 CHI77FEK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK20), May 19, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N5376V), Columbus, OH, 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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