# Accident 19771102037409A: Hiller UH12E, Depoe Bay, OR, November 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1977
- Place: Depoe Bay, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.8091° N, 124.0597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Depoe Bay, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8091&lon=-124.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9786C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9786C-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,353 total, 4,235 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771102037409A

## Narrative

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

T/R GEAR BOX THRUST BRGS MISALIGNED,IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.INPUT CPLNG DISENGAGED FM T/R DRIVETRAIN.

## 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 N9786C (1)

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

- [Incident 19891105058969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105058969I), Nov 5, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N9786C), Dallas, OR, Minor damage. While loading trees the truck lost its brakes and hit the helicopter rotor from behind.

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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