# NTSB SEA74DYE32: Hiller UH-12E, N28875, Queets, WA, December 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1973
- Place: Queets, WA · QUEETS, WA
- Location: 47.5263° N, 124.3448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queets, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5263&lon=-124.3448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4067  73/12/28   QUEETS,WASH         HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1702
        TIME - 1230                    N28875              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUEETS,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED FOR REASON NOT DETERMINED LANDED IN UNPREPARED AREA.ACFT OVERTURNED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28875-1998-04-17), registration cancelled 1998-04-17, S/N 2143 (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

## 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 19731228042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228042069A), Dec 28, 1973: Hiller UH12E, Queets, WA, Destroyed. Eng failed for reason not determined landed in unprepared area. Acft overturned and caught fire.

## Other investigations on N28875 (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 SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106), May 28, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N28875), Shelton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA81DYE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE11), Jan 7, 1981: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N28875), Beaver, 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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