# Accident 19770711016919A: Hiller UH12E, Blythe, CA, July 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1977
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75204-2018-01-26) (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: 10,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770711016919A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 CYL CONROD BOLTS FAILED.

## 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 LAX77FUG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG53), Jul 11, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N75204), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75204 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780729025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729025309A), Jul 29, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N75204), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. No.5 con rod failed.
- [Accident 19750430010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750430010529A), Apr 30, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N75204), Seeley, CA, Substantial damage. Nr 2 conrod failed. T/r hit trees.

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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