Hiller Acft UH-12C N5320V
17 March 1970 · Castroville, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1970 at about 10:50 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12C registered N5320V, operated by Clevenger, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Castroville, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castroville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Registration
- N5320V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clevenger, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salinas, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1306
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
M/R BLADE STRUCK STANDPIPE. SPRAYING ARTICHOKES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Fresno, California, United States | Mazzei Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Castroville, California, United States | Clevenger, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1972 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Brentwood, California, United States | Verti-Care | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Dec 1972 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Valley View, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Gonzalez, California, United States | JT Cheatham | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Salinas, California, United States | Verticare, Inc. | 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 |