# Accident 19770701016829A: Hiller UH12L4, Bishop, CA, July 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1977
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.3672° N, 118.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3672&lon=-118.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90461-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12L4 (registry code 4360128, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L4
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,353 total, 4,050 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770701016829A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77DVW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW25), Jul 1, 1977: Hiller 12SL4 (N90461), Bishop, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90461 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940820022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820022479A), Aug 20, 1994: Hiller UH12L4 (N90461), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Unoccupied and running, caught fire, aircraft was on a truck receiving a rinse load.
- [Accident 19840510017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510017189A), May 10, 1984: Hiller STCUH12 (N90461), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Engine mounts failed during a spray run. Forced collective up and helicopter landed in the grape arbor.

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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