# Accident 19780909030819A: Hiller UH12C, Moses Lake, WA, September 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48121, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48121-2000-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,120 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909030819A

## Narrative

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

SPARK PLUGS LEAD FOULED. 200 MAG DROP ON RUN UP.

## 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 SEA78DYP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP52), Sep 9, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N48121), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48121 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820613038959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613038959I), Jun 13, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N48121), Clarkston, WA, Substantial damage. While tracking main rotor blade in hover, antinode bar 2253 1124 1, parted from retainer, unbalancing blade.

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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