# Accident 19770529016599A: Hiller UH12C, Albany, OR, May 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1977
- Place: Albany, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8108H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8108H-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12A (registry code 4360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 68 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529016599A

## Narrative

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

FLYING UPRIVER 40-50FT AGL.STRUCK ELECT TRANSMISSION WIRE,FELL INTO RIVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8108H (2)

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

- [Accident 19831216061399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061399A), Dec 16, 1983: Hiller UH12A (N8108H), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to water in fuel. Made hard autorotation landing on a roof. Fuel cap gaskets leaked water into fuel
- [Accident 19750920038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920038669A), Sep 20, 1975: Hiller UH12A (N8108H), Brownsville, OR, Destroyed. Clutch pucks charred,clutch drum discolored fm overheat.t/d on rear of skid,m/r struck tailboom.

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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