# NTSB SEA76FYC26: Hiller Acft UH-12D, N17714, Nehalem, OR, December 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1975
- Place: Nehalem, OR · NEHALEM, OR
- Location: 45.7195° N, 123.8940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nehalem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7195&lon=-123.8940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3920  75/12/11 NR.NEHALEM,OR         HILLER ACFT UH-12D  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2803
        TIME - 1300                    N17714              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO SLING LOAD. CRASHED IN STEEP RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17714](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17714-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 1010, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (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 19751211039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751211039409A), Dec 11, 1975: Hiller UH12C, Nehalem, OR, Destroyed. No sling load. Crashed in steep ravine.

## Other investigations on N17714 (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 SEA75DYC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC42), Jun 14, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12D (N17714), Manzanita, OR, 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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