# Accident 19781102040629A: Hiller UH12C, Molalla,Or, OR, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Molalla,Or, OR
- Airport: Heliport Truck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 45.1493° N, 122.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molalla, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1493&lon=-122.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5381V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5381V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 125 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102040629A

## Narrative

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

PLT LEFT AG HYD SYSTEM ON & HOSE WOULD'NT UNCOUPLE. LND TOO FAR TO RAR OF TRUCK PLATFORM.

## 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 SEA79DYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM04), Nov 2, 1978: Soloy UH12E (N5381V), Molalla, OR, substantial damage

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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