# NTSB SEA74FYC36: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N5367V, Mt Hood, OR, March 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1974
- Place: Mt Hood, OR · MT HOOD, OR
- Location: 45.5339° N, 121.5662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Hood, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5339&lon=-121.5662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0312   74/3/5    MT HOOD,OREG        HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 891
        TIME - 0720                    N5367V              PX-  0  0  2  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT HOOD,OREG                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT RETRACT 50FT CABLE AND HOOK.HOOK CAUGHT ON TREES DURING LDG AND UPSET HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5367V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5367V-2020-10-17), registration cancelled 2020-10-17, S/N 2051, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- 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: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woods

## 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 19740305005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740305005209A), Mar 5, 1974: Hiller UH12E, Mt Hood, OR, Substantial damage. Plt did not retract 50FT cable and hook. Hook caught on trees during ldg and upset helicopter.

## Other investigations on N5367V (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 OAK78FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG33), May 4, 1978: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5367V), Oroville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65A0039), Jan 12, 1965: Hiller UH12E (N5367V), Centerville, 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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