# NTSB SEA78DYE26: Hiller Acft UH12EJ, N110EH, Forks, WA, June 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1978
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1366  78/6/13    FORKS,WA            HILLER ACFT UH12EJ  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N110EH              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               AGE 38, 3095 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            521 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DICKEY LAKE,WA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- EXTERNAL CABLE HOOK CAUGHT TREE TOP,EXTENDED CABLE & CAME FREE. HOOK WAS SLUNG INTO M/R BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N110EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH12EJ
- 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 19780613012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613012989A), Jun 13, 1978: Hiller UH12E, Forks, WA, Destroyed. External cable hook caught tree top,extended cable & came free. Hwas slung into m/r blades.

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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