# Accident 19800423010569A: Hiller UH12D, Scappoose, OR, April 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7710° N, 122.8618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCAPPOOSE (SPB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7710&lon=-122.8618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5589Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5589Q-2020-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 246 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423010569A

## Narrative

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

CLAIMS HELICOPTER BEGAN NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE AND MOVING REARWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. RESPONSE MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 SEA80FYM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM30), Apr 23, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N5589Q), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5589Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19801110087039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801110087039I), Nov 10, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N5589Q), Logsden, OR, Minor damage. Za forced landing after engine failed. Found broken gear case.

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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