# Accident 19830225005819A: Hiller UH12D, Oakridge, OR, February 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oakridge, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.7403° N, 122.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7403&lon=-122.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62398-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23G (registry code 4360121, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,980 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225005819A

## Narrative

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

PUT SLING LOAD BUCKET ON GROUND THEN ATTEMPTED TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO CLIMB. HELICOPTER SETTLED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 SEA83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA059), Feb 25, 1983: Hiller UH-12D (N62398), Near Oakridge, OR, substantial damage

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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