# Incident 19781003030939I: Hiller STCUH12, Coalinga, CA, October 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4414V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER STCUH12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 9,000 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/19781003030939I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER IDLING DURING RELOADING OPERATIONS. A WORKER WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY THE TAIL 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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