# NTSB SEA76DYE10: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N2HL, Forks, WA, August 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2847  75/8/13  NR.FORKS,WA           HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1400
        TIME - 1730                    N2HL                PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FORKS,WA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LOGGING OPS.TAIL ROTOR BLADES HIT LOG DURING LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2HL-1977-08-12), registration cancelled 1977-08-12, S/N 2045 (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 19750813023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813023219A), Aug 13, 1975: Hiller UH12E, Forks, WA, Substantial damage. Logging ops. Tail rotor blades hit log during ldg

## Other investigations on N2HL (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 SEA77DYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE02), Oct 4, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N2HL), Brinnon, 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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