# Accident 19780817023609A: Hiller UH12C, Roanoke, VA, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817023609A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LEAKAGE.LOOSE B NUT,SUPPLY SIDE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.BOOST PNOT USED.ANNUAL INSP SAME DAY

## 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 IAD78FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID21), Aug 17, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12B (N67699), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67699 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910630033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630033459I), Jun 30, 1991: Hiller UH12B (N67699), Lockhart, TX, Minor damage. Low flare during autorotation practice resulted in tail rotor contacting ground.
- [Accident 19831001052949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052949A), Oct 1, 1983: Hiller UH12B (N67699), Mccullough, AL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power while helicopter was in slow flight 5 feet AGL. Rotor RPM decayed. Crash landed. Carburetor ice.

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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