# Accident 19750905028609A: Hiller UH12E, Randle, WA, September 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1975
- Place: Randle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 46.5351° N, 121.9570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Randle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5351&lon=-121.9570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5344V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5344V-1994-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,243 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905028609A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA76DYE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE14), Sep 5, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5344V), Randle, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5344V (2)

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

- [Accident 19930316005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316005529A), Mar 16, 1993: Hiller UH12E (N5344V), Applegate, OR, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Took off with logging crew with clouds and fog moving in. Pilot reported lost control. Aircraft crashed into trees.
- [Accident 19760617021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617021359A), Jun 17, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N5344V), ID, 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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