# NTSB SEA78FYM16: Hiller UH-12E, N62346, Cannon Beach, OR, January 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Cannon Beach, OR · CANNON BEACH, OR
- Location: 45.8881° N, 123.9601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cannon Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8881&lon=-123.9601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0144  78/1/20    CANNON BEACH,OR     HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N62346              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 35, 2526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            861 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEHALEM BAY,OR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AERIAL CRABBING.PIECE OF WOOD IN FUEL TANK VENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62346](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62346-1979-04-19), registration cancelled 1979-04-19, S/N 1204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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 19780120000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000879A), Jan 20, 1978: Hiller UH12C, Cannon Beach, OR, Destroyed. Aerial crabbing. Piece of wood in fuel tank vent.

## Other investigations on N62346 (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 SEA76DYA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA48), Sep 8, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N62346), Jerome, ID, 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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