# Accident 19771003030939A: Hiller UH12EL, Los Banos, CA, October 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1977
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105HA-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E-L (registry code 4360124, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12EL
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771003030939A

## 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 OAK78FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA03), Oct 3, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N105HA), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N105HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19750620015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750620015559A), Jun 20, 1975: Hiller UH12EL (N105HA), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd in rice fld.

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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