# NTSB SEA76DYC44: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N6ZH, Alsea, OR, May 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Alsea, OR · ALSEA, OR
- Location: 44.3818° N, 123.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alsea, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3818&lon=-123.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC44

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2333   76/5/4  NR.ALSEA,OR           HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0605                    N6ZH                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 29, 3832 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            113 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORVALLIS,OR               ALSEA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      250
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6ZH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6ZH-1978-01-24), registration cancelled 1978-01-24, S/N 1624 (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 19760504014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504014019A), May 4, 1976: Hiller UH12E, Alsea, OR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6ZH (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 SEA78FYM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM07), Nov 7, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N6ZH), Amity, OR, 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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