NTSB investigations: Hiller UH-12E, 1982
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hiller UH-12E. 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
| 1964 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 14 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 14 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 14 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 19 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 18 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360122', '4360137'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360122', '4360137'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA82DA164Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller-Soloy UH-12E · Spirit Lake, WAPilot performed autorotation from 2000 feet to check RPM. At 200-300 feet when collective was added power loss occurred. Aircraft landed hard and severed tail boom. Logging support operations.NTSB SEA82FYP11Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12-SOLOY · Kellogg, IDThe plt stated he had just released a load of logs & started his transition into forward flt when the eng failed. No usable fuel was on board. The plt stated the fuel gauge registered 50 pounds of fuel when the eng failed. A leak test of the fuel suction…NTSB LAX82DA306Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Chandler, AZThe pilot was spraying liquid chemicals at night. The pilot flew into his own wake turbulence and lost control and collided with the ground. Control was regained to make an upright landing in the field. Skids were torn off the aircraft.NTSB CHI82DA301Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller 12E · Palisade, MNAircraft lost power, pilot autorotated at 20 feet AGL. Made hard forced landing and aircraft rolled over. Piston rod failed because cap bolt was undertorqued.NTSB ATL82DA214Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Centre, ALWhile returning from a spraying operation, the pilot was flying low toward the rising sun when the helicopter collided with power lines. An autorotation was initiated, but the skids collapsed during the landing.NTSB CHI82DA162Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller 12E · Benson, MNHelicopter flying at 250 feet to stay below clouds had engine failure. Landed downwind in muddy field. Right skid collapsed.NTSB LAX82DVA14Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Chowchilla, CAThe pilot was conducting an aerial dusting operation over a grape vineyard. While on a swath run, he gradually converged on a powerline that crossed the field at a slight angle from his flight path. As he proceeded on his swath run, the helicopter got closer…NTSB ATL82DA073Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHiller UH12E · Lydia, SCThe pilot was applying liquid fertilizer on his last swath run prior to reloading when the engine stopped. A run-on landing was attempted during which the skids sank into the soft ground causing the helicopter to roll over. The field was level and covered…