# Accident 19781008031179A: Hiller UH12A, Muskegon, MI, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Northside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.2906° N, 86.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Northside Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2906&lon=-86.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 280 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM03-139133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008031179A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 40K.

## 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 CHI78FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM03-139133), Oct 8, 1978: Hiller UH12A (N330M), Muskegon, MI, 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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