Hiller UH-12C N73875
18 April 1978 · Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1978 at about 12:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12C registered N73875 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12C
- Registration
- N73875
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lancaster, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0958
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1982 | Hiller UH-12C | Blanding, Utah, United States | Kenneth J. Davis | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1983 | Hiller UH-12C | Imperial, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1984 | Hiller UH-12C | Kindred, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1984 | Hiller UH-12C | San Juan | Hector Gratacos | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1985 | Hiller UH-12C | Warm Springs, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1971 | Hiller UH-12C | Lorena, Texas, United States | Interamerican | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |