# Accident 19740501012719A: Hiller UH12E, Independence, OR, May 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5332V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5332V-1981-10-13) (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: 2,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501012719A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON SOFT UNEVEN GND.GUSTS TO 25K.NO LOAD ABOARD.

## 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 SEA74DYC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC49), May 1, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5332V), Independence, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5332V (1)

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

- [Accident 19730617041469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617041469A), Jun 17, 1973: Hiller UH12C (N5332V), Richfield, UT, Destroyed. Only one tank dumped,undet reason. Density alt 9500FT.

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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