# Accident 19780120000589A: Hiller UH12C, Reedsport, OR, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Reedsport, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Location: 43.6989° N, 124.1119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6989&lon=-124.1119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65149, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65149-2019-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,862 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000589A

## Narrative

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

SOLOY CONVERSION.LND ON LOG RD.OBS DEPLANED TO GET MAP.STRUCK BY ETURNING TO ACFT.

## 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 SEA78FYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK06), Jan 20, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N65149), Reedsport, OR, minor damage, 1 fatal

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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