# NTSB LAX80DVG30: Hiller UH-12J, N67042, Frks Of Salmn, CA, April 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1980
- Place: Frks Of Salmn, CA · FRKS OF SALMN, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1397  80/4/24    FRKS OF SALMN,CA    HILLER UH-12J       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1967
        TIME - 0847                    N67042              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRKS OF SALMN,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TKOF W HOIST CBL ATTACHED,SNAGGED GND CBL.PLT TALKING TO GND ABT PAX PICKUP.LOGGING OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67042](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67042-2018-03-29), registration cancelled 2018-03-29, S/N 1310, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12J
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800424010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424010429A), Apr 24, 1980: Hiller UH12D, Forks Of Salmon, CA, Destroyed. Made takeoff with trailing land line which caught on a horizontal cable. Main rotor severed tail rotor, crashlanded

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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