# NTSB SEA82DYM07: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N161HA, Nashville, OR, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Nashville, OR · NASHVILLE, OR
- Location: 44.6535° N, 123.6084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6535&lon=-123.6084&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3185   81/12/3 NR.NASHVILLE,OR       HILLER ACFT UH-12E  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1511
        TIME - 0940                    N161HA              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 995 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NASHVILLE,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEAL ON FWD TNK LID ON SUPPLY TRUCK LEAKED WTR INTO FUEL CELL.FILTER ON TRUCK BYPASSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N161HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161HA-2004-08-30), registration cancelled 2004-08-30, S/N HA3061, built 1978 (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)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (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 19811203077569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077569A), Dec 3, 1981: Hiller UH12E, Nashville, OR, Substantial damage. Fueled helicopter from unfiltered fuel truck drain hose. Engine quit in hover due to water in fuel, fill lid leak.

## Other investigations on N161HA (4)

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 LAX94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA054), Nov 20, 1993: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the torsion-tension bar pin due to fretting corrosion. A factor in this accident was an inadequate quality of material utilized in the manufacture of the pin.
- [NTSB LAX85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA305), Jul 5, 1985: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Gonzales, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA002), Oct 5, 1984: Hiller UH-12E (N161HA), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM32), May 11, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N161HA), Independence, OR, 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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