# Accident 19860221022979A: Hiller UH12D, Odessa, WA, February 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Odessa, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.3400° N, 118.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3400&lon=-118.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8542F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8542F-1991-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,686 total, 2,853 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221022979A

## Narrative

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

FORWARD MOTION WAS STOPPED DUE TO JAMMED PULLEY ON EXTERNAL LOAD. UNABLE TO RELEASE LOAD. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA062), Feb 21, 1986: Hiller UH-12E (N8542F), Odessa, WA, destroyed

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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