# Accident 19740901039639A: Hiller UH12E, Ketchikan, AK, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112EC-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,226 total, 10 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901039639A

## Narrative

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

R FLOAT HIT LIP OF MTN RIDGE. WIND VBL 10K.

## 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 ANC75AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA021), Sep 1, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N112EC), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N112EC (1)

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

- [Accident 20010105000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010105000479A), Jan 5, 2001: Hiller UH12E (N112EC), Cleveland, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was utilizing this helicopter to distribute fertilizer via sling-loaded fiberglass bucket. Fertilizer was to be dispensed from the bottom of the…

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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