# Accident 19930316005529A: Hiller UH12E, Applegate, OR, March 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1993, 15:10 local time
- Place: Applegate, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1790° N, 123.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1790&lon=-123.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5344V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5344V-1994-06-23) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,304 total, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316005529A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH LOGGING CREW WITH CLOUDS AND FOG MOVING IN. PILOT REPORTED LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 DEN93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA033), Mar 16, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N5344V), Applegate, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, AND TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N5344V (2)

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

- [Accident 19760617021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617021359A), Jun 17, 1976: Hiller UH12E (N5344V), ID, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750905028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905028609A), Sep 5, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N5344V), Randle, WA, 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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