Hiller Acft UH12E N116HA
7 December 1977 · Port Orford, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1977 at about 15:50 local time, a Hiller Acft UH12E registered N116HA, operated by Coos Contracto, was involved in an accident during in flight near Port Orford, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Orford, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH12E
- Registration
- N116HA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Coos Contracto
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elk River, Or → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4072
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LIFTING CRABPOTS W/NYLON LINE, GRAPNEL HOOK SLIPPED, LINE REBOUNDED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1981 | Hiller Acft UH12E | Huron, California, United States | W.side Helptor | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1970 | Hiller Acft UH12E | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1969 | Hiller Acft UH12E | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |