# NTSB SEA77FYG11: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N5380V, Ephrata, WA, November 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1976
- Place: Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3521  76/11/19 NR.EPHRATA,WA         HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N5380V              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              AGE 26, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EPHRATA,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRINGING PWR LINES.WORKING BETWEEN HI-TENSION LINE & STATIC LINE,STRUCK STATIC LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5380V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5380V-1976-12-29), registration cancelled 1976-12-29, S/N 2083 (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 19761119035779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119035779A), Nov 19, 1976: Hiller UH12E, Ephrata, WA, Destroyed. Stringing pwr lines. Working between hi-tension line & static line,struck static line.

## Other investigations on N5380V (2)

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 UNK64X1532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1532), Apr 30, 1964: Hiller UH12E (N5380V), Tallulah, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0314), Jan 21, 1964: Hiller UH12E (N5380V), Miami, FL, 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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