# Accident 19780620015779A: Hiller UH12C, Van Horn, TX, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Airport: Van Horn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 31.0407° N, 104.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0407&lon=-104.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603RA-2022-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Roberts OH23G (registry code 4362305, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-roberts-oh23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,115 total, 68 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620015779A

## 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 FTW78DQD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD22), Jun 20, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N603RA), Van Horn, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N603RA (2)

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

- [Incident 20130923019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130923019269I), Sep 23, 2013: Hiller-Roberts Aircraft Inc. OH23G (N603RA), East Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. During 137 spray operations N603RA, a 1963 Hiller helicopter received minor damage resulting from contact with powerwires while in flight. The damage was…
- [Accident 19800716026289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716026289A), Jul 16, 1980: Hiller OH23G (N603RA), Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter flew into unknown and unmarked power line during power line patrol.

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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