# Accident 19780504009779A: Hiller UH12C, Oroville,Ca, CA, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978
- Place: Oroville,Ca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5367V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5367V-2020-10-17) (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: 1,830 total, 166 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504009779A

## Narrative

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

COLLECTIVE CONTROL ROD DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT.PASSENGER MANUALLY OPEATED PITCH CONTROL TO LAND.

## 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 OAK78FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG33), May 4, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5367V), Oroville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5367V (1)

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

- [Accident 19740305005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740305005209A), Mar 5, 1974: Hiller UH12E (N5367V), Mt Hood, OR, Substantial damage. Plt did not retract 50FT cable and hook. Hook caught on trees during ldg and upset helicopter.

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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