Hiller UH-12E N59366
8 March 1982 · Mount Angle, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N59366, operated by D J Cobb, was involved in an accident near Mount Angle, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Angle, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N59366
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- D J Cobb
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Angle → Mount Angle
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82FYM11
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED ON AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. ON HIS FOURTH LOAD, THE PILOT WAS TO TRANSPORT A 1190 LB ELECTRIC PUMP AND FAN FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE PREPARING TO LIFT THE LOAD, THE PILOT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ITS POSITION. HE RELEASED THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HELICOPTER, MOVED THE HELICOPTER TO THE RIGHT, AND LANDED NEAR THE PICKUP TRUCK. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE LOAD AND KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE GROUND HOOKUP PERSON RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1982 | Hiller UH-12E | Near Toutle, Washington, United States | Terry Witham | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Hiller UH-12E | Centre, Alabama, United States | Evergreen Ventures, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Hiller UH-12E | Chandler, Arizona, United States | San TAN Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1982 | Hiller UH-12E | Chowchilla, California, United States | San-Fran-Frenso Land Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1983 | Hiller UH-12E | Troy, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Hiller UH-12E | Manning, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |