# Accident 19770806023889A: Hiller H23D, Calipatria, CA, August 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1977
- Place: Calipatria, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62413, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62413-2003-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23D
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,220 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770806023889A

## Narrative

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

NR 1 CYL CON ROD FAILED.EMERG LDG ATTEMPTED AT TOO LOW ALT IN COTTON FIELD.

## 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 LAX77FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM34), Aug 6, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62413), Calipatria, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62413 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940223002839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223002839A), Feb 23, 1994: Hiller H23D (N62413), Seaside, OR, Destroyed. During hover to attach long line began uncontrolled descent. Lowered collective powered to run landing. Caught skid

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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