# Accident 19860427016079A: Hiller UH12E, Castroville, CA, April 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1986, 05:30 local time
- Place: Castroville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7594° N, 121.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7594&lon=-121.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5374V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5374V) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860427016079A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED AT TENSION TORTION STRAP ATTACH BOLT.MADE POWER ON LANDING BUT HIT HARD AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX86FVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM05), Apr 27, 1986: Hiller UH12E (N5374V), Castroville, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5374V (3)

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

- [Accident 19991028033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028033669A), Oct 28, 1999: Hiller UH12E (N5374V), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 28, 1999, about 0915 hours pacific daylight time, a Hiller UH12E, N5374V, operated by r and b helicopter, inc., collided with a power line in…
- [Accident 19780712023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712023399A), Jul 12, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N5374V), CA, Substantial damage. No narrative.
- [Accident 19731019033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019033089A), Oct 19, 1973: Hiller UH12C (N5374V), El Centro, CA, Destroyed. T/r struck grnd. Substl dmg. Drg invest plt inadvertently lit match. Acft consumed by fire. Spry beets

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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