# Accident 19791017029019A: Hiller UH12E, Mendota, CA, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7576° N, 120.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7576&lon=-120.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4414-2014-12-17) (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 UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,575 total, 700 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA03-201195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. LEFT RUDDER CABLE FOUND BROKEN DURING INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX80FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA03-201195), Oct 17, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N4414), Mendota, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4414 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910503014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910503014169A), May 3, 1991: Hiller UH12E (N4414), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Engine went into overspeed on liftoff. Aborted,landed hard. Main rotors severed tailboom. Spraque clutch worn out.

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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