# NTSB SEA78DYK03: Hiller Acft UH12E, N116HA, Port Orford, OR, December 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1977
- Place: Port Orford, OR · PORT ORFORD, OR
- Location: 42.7493° N, 124.4981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Orford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7493&lon=-124.4981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4072   77/12/7   PORT ORFORD,OR      HILLER ACFT UH12E   CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3800
        TIME - 1550                    N116HA              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELK RIVER,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LIFTING CRABPOTS W/NYLON LINE,GRAPNEL HOOK SLIPPED,LINE REBOUNDED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N116HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH12E
- 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 19771207037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771207037569A), Dec 7, 1977: Hiller UH12E, Port Orford, OR, Destroyed. Lifting crabpots w/nylon line,grapnel hook slipped,line rebounded into tail rotor.

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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