# Accident 19780418009589A: Hiller UH12C, Lititz, PA, April 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1978
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73875, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73875) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller - World Helicopters UH-12C (registry code 4360117, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-world-helicopters-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,006 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418009589A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.

## 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 NYC78FGT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT06), Apr 18, 1978: Hiller UH-12C (N73875), Lititz, PA, 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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