Hiller Acft UH12L4 N86690
8 December 1970 · Fullerton, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1970 at about 08:56 local time, a Hiller Acft UH12L4 registered N86690, operated by So.cal.edison, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fullerton, 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 08:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fullerton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fullerton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH12L4
- Registration
- N86690
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- So.cal.edison
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Victorville, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4488
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
DRAIN VALVE LEFT OPEN DURING OIL CHNG. NOT VISIBLE ON PRE-FLT.OIL NOT PUMPED OVBD TIL ENG RUNNING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH12L4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1971 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1974 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Delores, Colorado, United States | Hawkins&Powers | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1975 | Hiller Acft UH12L4 | Wapiti, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins & Powe | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |