# Accident 19780413033689A: Hiller UH12C, Bemidji, MN, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- 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: N61CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61CW-2003-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,988 total, 352 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413033689A

## 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 MKC78DER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER39), Apr 13, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N61CW), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage

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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