# Accident 19760920032529A: Hiller UH12D, Carson, WA, September 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1976
- Place: Carson, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.7348° N, 121.8262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7348&lon=-121.8262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62245-1991-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,671 total, 610 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYC70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760920032529A

## Narrative

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

PAX IN CTR SEAT.FUEL VALVE INADVERTENTLY SECURED WHEN LOGGING PERS EXITED ACFT.ENG FAIL AFTER DEP.

## 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 SEA76FYC70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC70), Sep 20, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N62245), Carson, WA, 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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