# Accident 19800515014009A: Hiller UH12E, Forks, WA, May 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1980, 09:25 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5359V-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515014009A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO PULL LINE ON EXTERNAL LOAD. LINE BECAME TAUGHT. UNABLE TO RELEASE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER & CRASHED.

## 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 SEA80DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE32), May 15, 1980: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5359V), Forks, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5359V (3)

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

- [Accident 19840804037899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037899A), Aug 4, 1984: Hiller UH12E (N5359V), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a spray run. Struck trees on forced landing. Fuel gage inoperative. Guessed 20 min on departure.
- [Accident 19780210003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210003439A), Feb 10, 1978: Hiller UH12C (N5359V), Forks,Wa, WA, Substantial damage. Short cable to aux anti-torque pedal failed. 100 hr inspection comp 6 hrs prior.
- [Accident 19750721023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721023499A), Jul 21, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N5359V), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Output shaft stop nut 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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