# Incident 19810116005979I: Hiller UH12E, Coquille, OR, January 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Coquille, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.1803° N, 124.1842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coquille, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1803&lon=-124.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521HA-2020-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116005979I

## Narrative

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

LONG LINE USED IN LOGGING OPERATION STRUCK GROUND AIRCRAFT YAWED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN LANDING ATTEMPT ON ROAD.

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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