# Accident 19770906039379A: Hiller UH12A, NJ, September 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N2686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906039379A

## 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 NYC78FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM04), Sep 6, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N2686), Lincoln Park, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N2686 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170911019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170911019259A), Sep 11, 2017: Hiller UH-12A (N2686), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. While performing flight instruction in N2686, the PIC lost directional control of the aircraft. This loss of control resulted in damage to the helicopter tail…

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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