# NTSB Accident SEA02LA073
> **Hiller UH-12E** · 2002-04-22 · Goshen, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA073
- **Event ID:** 20020426X00583
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-22
- **Location:** Goshen, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.016666, -123.021667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH-12E
- **Registration:** N3004T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of company maintenance personnel to identify and replace/repair the degraded exhaust stack.  Contributing factors were the mis-rigged carburetor heat control and the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate rotor RPM.  Additional contributing factors were trees and water.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=SEA02LA073) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*