# Accident 19840715032439A: Hiller UH12E, Orcutt, CA, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Orcutt, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9102° N, 120.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9102&lon=-120.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4030A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715032439A

## Narrative

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

LOST COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND ROTOR RPM. REGAINED CONTROL BUT ROLLED OVER ON LANDING. CONTROL ROD PIN NOT SECURED.

## 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 LAX84FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA395), Jul 15, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N4030A), Orcutt, CA, 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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