# NTSB LAX78DUM30: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N81959, Oceanside, CA, July 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Oceanside, CA · OCEANSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1779  78/7/11    OCEANSIDE,CA        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14692
        TIME - 0945                    N81959              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEANSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING TAIL ROTOR STRIKE ON LND APP,A/C ROLLED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81959](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81959-1983-02-05), registration cancelled 1983-02-05, S/N 1262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780711019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711019899A), Jul 11, 1978: Hiller UH12C, Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage. Following tail rotor strike on lnd app,a/c rolled over.

## Other investigations on N81959 (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 LAX80FJA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA23), Aug 5, 1980: Hiller UH-12E (N81959), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

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.

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