# Accident 19780711019899A: Hiller UH12C, Oceanside, CA, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81959, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81959-1983-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,692 total, 49 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711019899A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING TAIL ROTOR STRIKE ON LND APP,A/C ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX78DUM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM30), Jul 11, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N81959), Oceanside, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N81959 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800805033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805033009A), Aug 5, 1980: Hiller UH12E (N81959), Honolulu, HI, No damage. No narrative available

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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