Hiller UH-12E N5350V
17 November 1966 · Castaic Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 November 1966 at about 09:45 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N5350V, operated by Shasta Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Castaic Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castaic Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12E
- Registration
- N5350V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shasta Helicop
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
PILOT WAS POSITIONING A GIN POLE, DRIFTED FWD. TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK GIN POLE AS PLT BACKED HELICOPTER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Lonetree Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Avery Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Cottage Grve Oreg, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Kahului Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Helic | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Talkeetna Alas, Alaska, United States | Livingston HEL | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Escalante Ut, Utah, United States | Shasta Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1966 | Hiller UH-12E | Happy Camp, California, United States | Aetna Helicopt | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |