# NTSB SEA75FYC33: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N28877, Willard, WA, April 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1975
- Place: Willard, WA · WILLARD, WA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1510   75/4/3  NR.WILLARD,WA         HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2349
        TIME - 0900                    N28877              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WILLARD,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- TRYING TO REMOVE CABLE PREV CAUGHT IN TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28877](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28877-1983-10-21), registration cancelled 1983-10-21, S/N 2132, built 1973 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750403011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750403011789A), Apr 3, 1975: Hiller UH12E, Willard, WA, Substantial damage. Trying to remove cable prev caught in tree.

## Other investigations on N28877 (1)

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 LAX77FUJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ90), Aug 22, 1977: Hiller UH-12E (N28877), Mesa, AZ, 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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