# Accident 19791029039809A: Hiller UH12L3, Amanda Park, WA, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Amanda Park, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.4529° N, 123.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amanda Park, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4529&lon=-123.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62377-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller H-23D (registry code 4360120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12L3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,153 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029039809A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE BROKE DURING EXTERNAL LOAD HOVER. AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT, HIT A PARKED CAR.

## 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 SEA80DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE03), Oct 29, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N62377), Amanda Park, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62377 (3)

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

- [Accident 19840312006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312006619A), Mar 12, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N62377), Forest Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine lost power while hovering to attach long line. Crashed into trees. Engine check out normal.
- [Accident 19820423012029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423012029A), Apr 23, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N62377), Christmas Valle, OR, Minor damage. Ground man injured when tow line cable caught in helicopter rotors during attempt to refasten tow line.
- [Accident 19810610032829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610032829A), Jun 10, 1981: Hiller UH12D (N62377), Toledo, WA, Destroyed. Helicopter spun into ground uncontrolably when tail rotor drive system failed.

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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