# Accident 19760815032739A: Hiller UH12C, Sheep Mountain, AK, August 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Sheep Mountain, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N47078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47078-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,856 total, 82 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815032739A

## Narrative

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

HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES ABT 175FT AGL IN MTN PASS.

## 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 ANC76AA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA123), Aug 15, 1976: Hiller Acft UH12EJ (N47078), Sheep Mountain, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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