# Accident 19780120000879A: Hiller UH12C, Cannon Beach, OR, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Cannon Beach, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.8881° N, 123.9601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cannon Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8881&lon=-123.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62346-1979-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,526 total, 861 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000879A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL CRABBING.PIECE OF WOOD IN FUEL TANK VENT.

## 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 SEA78FYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM16), Jan 20, 1978: Hiller UH-12E (N62346), Cannon Beach, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62346 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760908029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908029829A), Sep 8, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N62346), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. Clutch slipped. Hit road bank. Spraying alfalfa.

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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