# Accident 19771114042699A: Hiller UH12E, Bemidji, MN, November 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1977
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.5107° N, 94.9347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEMIDJI RGNL (BJI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5107&lon=-94.9347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286-1992-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,425 total, 274 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771114042699A

## 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 MKC78DER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER08), Nov 14, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920506013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013559A), May 6, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Milford, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray turn around. Auto rotated to hard landing. Broke skid,rolled over. Cause power loss not given.
- [Accident 19870609019199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019199A), Jun 9, 1987: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Grafton, ND, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Crashed in a field autorotation that terminated in a hard landing. Fuel system gage faulty.

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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