# Accident 19780912027619A: Hiller UH12E, Tuolumne, CA, September 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1978
- Place: Tuolumne, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 37.9608° N, 120.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuolumne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9608&lon=-120.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102EH-2012-07-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,550 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912027619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ACHIEVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. DA APPROX 5900FT.

## 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 OAK78DVA82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA82), Sep 12, 1978: Hiller UH12E (N102EH), Tuolumne, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N102EH (1)

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

- [Accident 19750915028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750915028769A), Sep 15, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N102EH), Randle, WA, Substantial damage. Logging opn,falling tree hit helicopter.

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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