NTSB investigations: Hiller OH-23G

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hiller OH-23G. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19762026
NTSB investigations: Hiller OH-23G per year, 1976–2026: 8 cases
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19871
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360121'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC94LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH12E · Valdez, AKThe inadvertent closure of the fuel supply shutoff valve.Apr 9, 1994 · N87594 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87DVA04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller OH-23G · Delano, CADuring an aerial application flight, the pilot returned to the loading truck for approximately 5 additional gallons of chemical to finish the application. The loader; however, loaded 70 gallons and when the pilot took off the rotor RPM began to bleed off. The…Mar 8, 1987 · N99232 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12D · Near Oakridge, ORAccording to the pilot, a 250 lb load on a 30 ft external line had been set down at a site at an elevation of about 3500 ft MSL. After the load was released, the pilot attempted to transition from a hover to a climb, but the helicopter began to settle.…Feb 25, 1983 · N62398 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVD28Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Orleans, CAMay 30, 1981 · N62409 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FYM25Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Milton-Freewtr, ORMay 29, 1981 · N99575 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYP44Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Mesa, WAJul 21, 1978 · N99575 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX77DVA35Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Bakersfield, CAJun 1, 1977 · N99242 · DestroyedNTSB SEA76DYG67Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Clark Fork, IDSep 27, 1976 · N62409 · Substantial damage