# NTSB SEA72DYA07: Hiller UH12-E, N5345V, Bliss, ID, July 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1971
- Place: Bliss, ID · BLISS, ID
- Location: 42.9243° N, 114.9475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bliss, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9243&lon=-114.9475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2127  71/7/23    BLISS,ID            HILLER UH12-E       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1408
        TIME - 1515                    N5345V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLISS,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  330                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3500
        REMARKS- PLT COULD NOT STOP HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.DEN ALT 5300 FT,TEMP 95 DEG.PLT HAD BEEN FLYING 10 HR DAYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5345V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345V-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 2020, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12-E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5345V (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN67A0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0058), Mar 27, 1967: Hiller UH-12E (N5345V), Ogden, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0040), Nov 2, 1965: Hiller UH-12E (N5345V), Brawley, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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