# Accident 19731228042069A: Hiller UH12E, Queets, WA, December 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1973
- Place: Queets, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.5263° N, 124.3448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queets, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5263&lon=-124.3448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28875-1998-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,702 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228042069A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILED FOR REASON NOT DETERMINED LANDED IN UNPREPARED AREA.ACFT OVERTURNED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 SEA74DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE32), Dec 28, 1973: Hiller UH-12E (N28875), Queets, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N28875 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870528079719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528079719A), May 28, 1987: Hiller UH12E (N28875), Shelton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft. Impacted ground in vertical position. Main rotor shows overload failure. Severe turbulence
- [Accident 19810107007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107007279A), Jan 7, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N28875), Beaver, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot deplaned with rotors turning & walked away. Employee walked into tail rotor.

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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