# Incident 19780902017099I: Hiller UH12E, Avondale, AZ, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978, 08:15 local time
- Place: Avondale, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4356° N, 112.3496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avondale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4356&lon=-112.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65156-1984-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902017099I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PILOT STRUCK BY HUNTERS SHOTGUN BLAST.

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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