Hiller Acft UH-12C N5315V
16 December 1970 · Fresno, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1970 at about 14:35 local time, a Hiller Acft UH-12C registered N5315V, operated by Mazzei Fly SV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fresno, 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 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fresno
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Registration
- N5315V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mazzei Fly SV
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2412
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
TAIL ROTOR BLADES APPARENTLY HIT GND, BROKE, DURG HOVER. LOST CTL ON TKOF, HIT GND, ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft UH-12C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Castroville, California, United States | Clevenger, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Castroville, California, United States | Clevenger, Inc. | Minor 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 |