# Accident 19790728034009A: Hiller UH12E, Warm Springs Re, OR, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Warm Springs Re, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8701° N, 121.4535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warm Springs Reservation, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8701&lon=-121.4535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6ZH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728034009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO ROD FAILURE WHILE HERDING HORSES. HELICOPTER HIT GROUND. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA79DYM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM55), Jul 28, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N6ZH), Warm Spgs Res, 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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