# Accident 19771221042149A: Hiller UH12D, Jupiter, FL, December 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1977
- Place: Jupiter, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.9205° N, 80.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jupiter, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9205&lon=-80.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501AG-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 120 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771221042149A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED FOLLOWING DITCHING,PILOT DID NOT USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 MIA78DKT23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT23), Dec 21, 1977: Hiller UH-12D (N501AG), Jupiter, FL, destroyed

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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