Hiller UH-12B N5301V
1 August 1968 · Centerville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1968 at about 04:45 local time, a Hiller UH-12B registered N5301V, operated by Fresno Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Centerville, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Centerville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ag Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH-12B
- Registration
- N5301V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fresno Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2596
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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
CARB HEAT AIR INTAKE GATES PN761853 FAILED.PARTICLES ENTERED ENG, BLOCKED INTAKE VALVE CLOSURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH-12B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1969 | Hiller UH-12B | Fresno, California, United States | Mazzie Flying | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1967 | Hiller UH-12B | Fairhaven Mich, Michigan, United States | Helicopter Air | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1967 | Hiller UH-12B | Kingsburg, California, United States | Fresno Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1967 | Hiller UH-12B | Creston Calif, California, United States | Fresno Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1969 | Hiller UH-12B | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1966 | Hiller UH-12B | Sun Valley Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 | - |