# Accident 19781002033909A: Hiller UH12C, Falls City, OR, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978
- Place: Falls City, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.8648° N, 123.4376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falls City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8648&lon=-123.4376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90476, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90476) (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 UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,220 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002033909A

## Narrative

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

LINE BETWEEN FUEL PUMPS LOOSE. 100HR INSPECTION 10HRS PRIOR.

## 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 SEA79FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM01), Oct 2, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N90476), Falls City, OR, substantial damage

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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