# Accident 19780814031399A: Hiller UH12E, Berthoud, CO, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: Berthoud, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.2898° N, 104.9670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berthoud, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2898&lon=-104.9670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143HA-2007-05-16) (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 UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 205 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814031399A

## Narrative

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

180 DEGREE TURNING AUTOROTATION MADE FROM 100 FT CRUISING ALT.

## 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 DEN78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA058), Aug 14, 1978: Hiller UH12E (N143HA), Berthoud, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N143HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19770606013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770606013149A), Jun 6, 1977: Hiller UH12E (N143HA), Blackfoot, ID, 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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