# Accident 19931126049159A: Hiller UH12D, Sublimity, OR, November 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1993, 08:20 local time
- Place: Sublimity, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GLPL
- Location: 44.8601° N, 122.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8601&lon=-122.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59366, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59366-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,790 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126049159A

## Narrative

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

LIFTING TREES ON LONG LINE STRUCK WIRES. HAD SURVEYED FIELD PRIOR BUT FAILED TO SEE THE WIRES.

## 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 SEA94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA037), Nov 26, 1993: Hiller UH-12D (N59366), Sublimity, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM UNMARKED TRANSMISSION WIRES. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND UNMARKED WIRES IN THE AREA OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N59366 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820308002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002999A), Mar 8, 1982: Hiller UH12E (N59366), Mount Angel, OR, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a pickup truck as the pilot was landing to check out sling load operation.
- [Accident 19800819040989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819040989A), Aug 19, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N59366), Tillamook, OR, Substantial damage. Tried to lift helicopter off flat bed in a vertical takeoff. Rear skid not intied. Helicopter rolled over.

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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