Hiller UH12L4 N90487
9 October 1972 · San Andreas, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1972 at about 06:30 local time, a Hiller UH12L4 registered N90487, operated by Parsons Corp, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near San Andreas, California, United States. 2 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 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Andreas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calaveras County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller UH12L4
- Registration
- N90487
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Parsons Corp
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Kennedy Meadows
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2897
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
HIT STEEL SUPPORT BEAM
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1972 | Hiller UH12L4 | Porterville, California, United States | Shasta HEL1CPT | 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |