# NTSB SEA81FA053: Soloy UH-12E, N544HA, Riggins, ID, August 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1981
- Place: Riggins, ID · RIGGINS, ID
- Location: 45.4206° N, 116.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riggins, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4206&lon=-116.3176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2658  81/8/19  NR.RIGGINS,ID         SOLOY UH-12E        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6000
        TIME - 1630                    N544HA              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HELLS CANYON DAM,ID         RETURN                       TRAIL CREEK ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF FM DRILLING SITE IN REMOTE CANYON AREA.ENCTRD TSTM/SVR WNDS AFTER PASSING BEND IN CANYON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N544HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544HA-1982-11-12), registration cancelled 1982-11-12, S/N 5044 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOLOY UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19810819050659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050659A), Aug 19, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Riggins, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter departed just prior to approaching thunderstorm. Crashed two and one half miles from departure point.

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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