# Accident 19781109040669A: Hiller UH12C, Salem, OR, November 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1978
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6ZH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,240 total, 450 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781109040669A

## Narrative

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

SLING LOAD-XMAS TREES. DIAPHRAM IN BOOST PUMP FAILED AT LOW ALT.

## 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 SEA79FYM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM06), Nov 9, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N6ZH), Salem, 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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