# Accident 19750702021169A: Hiller UH12E, Yakataga, AK, July 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Yakataga, AK
- Airport: Yakataga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 60.0808° N, 142.4955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YAKATAGA (0AA1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0808&lon=-142.4955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792C-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 140 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702021169A

## Narrative

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

SLING LOAD PARTED IN FLT. PC OF LUMBER SWUNG INTO T/R,SEVERED DRIVE SHAFT. CRASHED OFF SHORE.

## 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 ANC76DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG05), Jul 2, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N9792C), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9792C (3)

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

- [Accident 20030909036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909036289A), Sep 9, 2003: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Kekaha, HI, Destroyed. (-23) This was a part 137 aerial application operation on the island of kauai, vicinity of barking sands, pmfr. The PIC was not aware wires were in the…
- [Incident 19930308024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308024469I), Mar 8, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Lihue, HI, Minor damage. Engine failed. Autorotated into cane field. Had a connecting rod bearing failure. Three eirs filed.
- [Incident 19820827054599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827054599I), Aug 27, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N9792C), Hanapepe, HI, Minor damage. Engine quit at 20 feet AGL on a spray run. Hard landing damaged helicopter. Mud in carburetor bowl.

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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