# Accident 19770127002399A: Hiller UH12D, Pendleton, OR, January 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1977
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14490-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,065 total, 60 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127002399A

## Narrative

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

DIR CTL PROB & VIB 20FT-20KTS.TWO OF FOUR T/R GEAR BOX MOUNTING BOLTS WERE LOOSE.HIT T/R DRG T/D.

## 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 SEA77DYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM18), Jan 27, 1977: Hiller Acft UH12D (N14490), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14490 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890414009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414009879A), Apr 14, 1989: Hiller UH12D (N14490), Bolinas, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during external load operation. Autorotated to a hard landing that damaged the helicopter.

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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