# Accident 19781222041829A: Hiller UH12C, Lacomb, OR, December 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1978
- Place: Lacomb, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.5844° N, 122.7417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lacomb, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5844&lon=-122.7417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172ET-2004-08-18) (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: 1,802 total, 33 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222041829A

## Narrative

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

TACH GENERATOR FAILED.PLT RECD ERRONEOUS ENG OUT WARNINGS. SERVICLLETIN SOLOY 03-560 NCW.

## 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 SEA79FYM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM08), Dec 22, 1978: Hiller Acft Soloy (N172ET), Lacomb, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N172ET (3)

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

- [Accident 19950312003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312003659A), Mar 12, 1995: Hiller UH12E (N172ET), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Too low for autorotation. Landed hard. Rolled over. Pilot stated he ran out of fuel.
- [Incident 19940627025309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940627025309I), Jun 27, 1994: Hiller UH12E (N172ET), Pond, CA, Minor damage. Helicopter hit power line during application. Cracked spray boom. Flew back to base.
- [Accident 19860617081429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617081429A), Jun 17, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N172ET), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Parts of the main rotor blade separated in flight. Investigation found the blades were not airworthy. Bogus part.

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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