# Accident 19790403006379A: Hiller UH12D, Chehalia, WA, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Chehalia, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N64867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64867-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79AA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403006379A

## Narrative

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

BOLT MISSING IN COLLECTIVE CONTROL. MECHANIC PASSENGER REACHED OUT THE DOOR TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, FELL OUT.

## 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 SEA79AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79AA029), Apr 3, 1979: Hiller UH12D (N64867), Chehalis, WA, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N64867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781019042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019042189A), Oct 19, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N64867), AK, 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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