Hiller UH-12E N3820
21 December 1968 · Brightwood, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1968 at about 08:50 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N3820, operated by Evergreen Vent, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Brightwood, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brightwood, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N3820
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Vent
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4699
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
M/R STRUCK EMBANKMENT AS ACFT WAS LOWERED FOR A LNDG FROM A HOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Newport, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Greenville, California, United States | Reforestation | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Rockford, Idaho, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Stevens Vill, Alaska, United States | Merric, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1968 | Hiller UH-12E | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Livingston COP | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |