# Accident 19780829029349A: Hiller UH12C, Neptune, NJ, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Neptune, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 40.2105° N, 74.0536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Neptune, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2105&lon=-74.0536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63MC-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,665 total, 403 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829029349A

## Narrative

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

IP DID NOT SLOW HIGH RATE OF DESCENT IN TIME TO PREVENT HARD LAND

## 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 NYC78FHM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM27), Aug 29, 1978: Hiller 12C (N63MC), Neptune, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19831216061559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061559A), Dec 16, 1983: Hiller UH12C (N63MC), Imperial, TX, Substantial damage. Experienced a shudder in cruise flight. Elected to land. Tail boom hit ground, then chopped off by main rotor.

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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