# NTSB SEA81DYE11: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N28875, Beaver, WA, January 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1981
- Place: Beaver, WA · BEAVER, WA
- Location: 48.0573° N, 124.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0573&lon=-124.3474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0167   81/1/7    BEAVER,WA           HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3874
        TIME - 1002                    N28875              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- PLT REFUELING. LOGGER WALKED INTO ROTATING TAIL ROTOR BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28875-1998-04-17), registration cancelled 1998-04-17, S/N 2143 (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: turbo shaft
- 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 19810107007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107007279A), Jan 7, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Beaver, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot deplaned with rotors turning & walked away. Employee walked into tail rotor.

## Other investigations on N28875 (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 SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106), May 28, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N28875), Shelton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA74DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE32), Dec 28, 1973: Hiller UH-12E (N28875), Queets, WA, destroyed

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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