# Accident 19750630031419A: Hiller UH12E, Ruby, AK, June 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1975
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 64.7233° N, 155.5005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruby, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7233&lon=-155.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5385V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA003-150088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750630031419A

## Narrative

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

DOWNWIND APCH TO UPSLOPE TERRAIN. GUSTING TO 20K

## 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 ANC76AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA003-150088), Jun 30, 1975: Hiller Acft UH12E4 (N5385V), Ruby, AK, substantial damage

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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