# NTSB NYC75DHD50: Hiller Acft UH-12D, N67117, Cape May, NJ, May 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1975
- Place: Cape May, NJ · CAPE MAY, NJ
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1804  75/5/28    CAPE MAY,NJ         HILLER ACFT UH-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7300
        TIME - 2100                    N67117              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE MAY,NJ                 GEORGETOWN,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG PRESUMED,NOT RCVRD.PLT THOUGHT FUEL CONTAMINATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67117 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12D
- 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 19750528020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750528020549A), May 28, 1975: Hiller UH12C, Cape May, NJ, Destroyed. Acft dmg presumed,not rcvrd. Plt thought fuel contaminated.

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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