# NTSB SEA78FYK06: Hiller UH-12E, N65149, Reedsport, OR, January 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Reedsport, OR · REEDSPORT, OR
- Location: 43.6989° N, 124.1119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6989&lon=-124.1119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  78/1/20  NR.REEDSPORT,OR       HILLER UH-12E       CR-  1  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 20862
        TIME - 1020                    N65149              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2000
        REMARKS- SOLOY CONVERSION.LND ON LOG RD.OBS DEPLANED TO GET MAP.STRUCK BY TR RETURNING TO ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65149](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65149-2019-02-02), registration cancelled 2019-02-02, S/N 2012, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## 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 19780120000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000589A), Jan 20, 1978: Hiller UH12C, Reedsport, OR, Minor damage. Soloy conversion. Lnd on log rd.OBS deplaned to get map. Struck by eturning to acft.

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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