# Accident 19780722043039A: Hiller UH12E, Livengood, AK, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Livengood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 65.5244° N, 148.5447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livengood, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5244&lon=-148.5447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9762C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9762C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,437 total, 36 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722043039A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CYCLIC CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. COLLIDED WITH TREE RING UNCONTROLLED R/H TURNS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9762C (2)

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

- [Accident 20000420023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420023539A), Apr 20, 2000: Hiller UH12E (N9762C), Stonesboro, SC, Substantial damage. (-4) On April 20, 2000, at 1015 eastern daylight time, a Hiller UH-12 helicopter, collided with trees while attempting an autorotation near Stonesboro, south…
- [Accident 19891129047839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891129047839A), Nov 29, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N9762C), Raymond, WA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during sling load. Jettisoned load. Autorotated. Rolled over. Impeller blades separated from fatigue.

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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