# NTSB SEA68A0028: Hiller UH-12E, N90465, Priest River, ID, September 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1967
- Place: Priest River, ID · PRIEST RIVER, ID
- Location: 48.1843° N, 116.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Priest River, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1843&lon=-116.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1069  67/9/27  NR.PRIEST RIVER,ID    HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5200
        TIME - 1615                    N90465              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- HOVERING TURN,MADE INTO SETTING SUN.TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK 4 FT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90465](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90465-1989-03-15), registration cancelled 1989-03-15, S/N 2352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- 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 N90465 (4)

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 LAX77FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA039), Apr 10, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N90465), Thermal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA74DYA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA24-201590), Feb 5, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N90465), Soda Springs, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72DYA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA35), May 17, 1972: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N90465), Dubois, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70FWG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FWG02), Feb 23, 1970: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N90465), Colfax, WA, 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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