# Accident 19771207037569A: Hiller UH12E, Port Orford, OR, December 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1977
- Place: Port Orford, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.7493° N, 124.4981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Orford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7493&lon=-124.4981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,080 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771207037569A

## Narrative

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

LIFTING CRABPOTS W/NYLON LINE,GRAPNEL HOOK SLIPPED,LINE REBOUNDED INTO TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 SEA78DYK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK03), Dec 7, 1977: Hiller Acft UH12E (N116HA), Port Orford, OR, destroyed

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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