Plane Crash List

Hiller UH12L4 N90487

17 November 1966 · Castaic Calif, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 November 1966 at about 13:30 local time, a Hiller UH12L4 registered N90487, operated by Van Nuys Helic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Castaic Calif, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Castaic Calif, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hiller UH12L4
Registration
N90487
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Van Nuys Helic
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
2-1036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

SMALL HELO PAD ON MOUNTAIN. TRANSPORTING NEWSMENTO CRASH SITE OF HELICOPTER N5350V.NEAR MAX WT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Jul 1966 Hiller UH12L4
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no coordinates
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18 Dec 1965 Hiller UH12L4
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no coordinates
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15 Jun 1965 Hiller UH12L4
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no coordinates
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6 Dec 1965 Hiller UH12L4
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
15 Jan 1968 Hiller UH12L4
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no coordinates
Van Nuys Helic Serious injuries -

All 13 records for this type

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