# NTSB SEA76DYE14: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N5344V, Randle, WA, September 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1975
- Place: Randle, WA · RANDLE, WA
- Location: 46.5351° N, 121.9570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Randle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5351&lon=-121.9570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3071   75/9/5  NR.RANDLE,WA          HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7244
        TIME - 0748                    N5344V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RANDLE,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5344V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5344V-1994-06-23), registration cancelled 1994-06-23, S/N 2018 (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: 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 19750905028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905028609A), Sep 5, 1975: Hiller UH12E, Randle, WA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5344V (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 DEN93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA033), Mar 16, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N5344V), Applegate, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, AND TURBULENCE.

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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