# Accident 19730713021639A: Hiller UH12C, Gonzalez, CA, July 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Gonzalez, CA
- Airport: Salinas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5320V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5320V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12C (registry code 4360116, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 207 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713021639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REDUCED VSBY.AFTER SEEING WIRES ATMTD TO UNDERFLY,SKIDS STRUCK GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM02), Jul 13, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N5320V), Gonzalez, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5320V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880602031919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602031919I), Jun 2, 1988: Hiller UH12C (N5320V), Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. Severe vibration inflight. Main rotor failed, tail rotor mssing and bubble destroyed. Either in air or landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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