# Accident 19781014040129A: Hiller UH12C, Queen Creek, AZ, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518HA) (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: 11,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014040129A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX79DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ04), Oct 14, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N518HA), Queen Creek, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N518HA (1)

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

- [Incident 19890509053149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509053149I), May 9, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N518HA), Kingsville, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft tail rotor control cable broke. Aircraft landed from hover. Minor damage and passenger slightly injured.

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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