# NTSB SEA69D0200: Hiller UH-12E, N160Z, Estacada, OR, January 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1969
- Place: Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0588  69/1/21    ESTACADA,OREG       HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4500
        TIME - 1355                    N160Z               PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON STEEP SLOPE.APRX 5 FT OF SNOW.ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SNOW PADS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N160Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160Z-1999-10-27), registration cancelled 1999-10-27, S/N 2120 (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: Destroyed

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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