# NTSB ANC67A0065: Hiller Acft UH12E4, N9770C, Eagle, AK, June 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1967
- Place: Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Location: 64.7813° N, 141.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7813&lon=-141.1978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0270  67/6/22  NR.EAGLE,ALAS         HILLER ACFT UH12E4  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N9770C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 2125 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHILE PICKING UP A LOOSE ROPE FROM THE CABIN FLOOR A PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY MOVED FUEL SELECTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9770C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9770C-1993-07-29), registration cancelled 1993-07-29, S/N 2160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH12E4
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9770C (6)

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 LAX83LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA360), Jul 27, 1983: Hiller 12E (N9770C), Los Banos, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA22), Mar 8, 1980: Hiller UH-12E (N9770C), Merced, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76FVM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM47), Sep 10, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N9770C), Salinas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM27), Apr 17, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N9770C), King City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM12), Nov 19, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N9770C), Brawley, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0048), Jun 7, 1966: Hiller UH-12E (N9770C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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.

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