# NTSB DEN79DA043: Hiller UH-12L, N5349V, Montrose, CO, June 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1979
- Place: Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2183  79/6/13  NR.MONTROSE,CO        HILLER UH-12L       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10387
        TIME - 1055                    N5349V              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONTROSE,CO                 MONTROSE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PASSENGER HIT CYCLIC WHILE BOARDING DURING A HOVER WITH ONE SKID ON THE GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5349V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349V-1991-10-10), registration cancelled 1991-10-10, S/N 2029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12L
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12L](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l) (registry code 4360126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790613016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613016639A), Jun 13, 1979: Hiller UH12L, Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Rescue helicopter made precarious one-skid landing. Emplaning passenger hit controls. Rotors struck ground.

## Other investigations on N5349V (2)

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 LAX70F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0094), Aug 28, 1969: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5349V), Castaic, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0039), Nov 1, 1965: Hiller UH12E (N5349V), Newhall, CA, 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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