Hiller UH12L4 N5371V
28 June 1972 · Porterville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1972 at about 08:00 local time, a Hiller UH12L4 registered N5371V, operated by Shasta HEL1CPT, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Porterville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porterville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12L4
- Registration
- N5371V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shasta HEL1CPT
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Peppermint Heliport → Jordon Peak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2445
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PHONE WIRES STRUNG HAZARDOUSLY ON HELIPAD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller UH12L4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1972 | Hiller UH12L4 | San Andreas, California, United States | Parsons Corp | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1971 | Hiller UH12L4 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1968 | Hiller UH12L4 | Cucamonga, California, United States | Van Nuys Helic | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1966 | Hiller UH12L4 | Castaic Calif, California, United States | Van Nuys Helic | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1978 | Hiller UH12L4 | Mentor, Ohio, United States | W.j.zahuranec | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1966 | Hiller UH12L4 | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |