# Accident 19781115037009A: Hiller UH12C, Ft Myers, FL, November 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46937 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,199 total, 167 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781115037009A

## 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 MIA79DLD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD16), Nov 15, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N46937), Ft Myers, FL, 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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