# Accident 19870528079719A: Hiller UH12E, Shelton, WA, May 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GILA
- Location: 47.2303° N, 123.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2303&lon=-123.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28875-1998-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 123 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528079719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED GROUND IN VERTICAL POSITION. MAIN ROTOR SHOWS OVERLOAD FAILURE.SEVERE TURBULENCE

## 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 SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106), May 28, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N28875), Shelton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N28875 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810107007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107007279A), Jan 7, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N28875), Beaver, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot deplaned with rotors turning & walked away. Employee walked into tail rotor.
- [Accident 19731228042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228042069A), Dec 28, 1973: Hiller UH12E (N28875), Queets, WA, Destroyed. Eng failed for reason not determined landed in unprepared area. Acft overturned and caught fire.

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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