# NTSB investigations: Hiller UH-12D, CA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA169.md): Hiller UH-12D · Bolinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1989 · N14490 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor preflight planning in that he did not accurately account for the fuel on board the aircraft as a basis for fuel consumption calculations thereby causing the engine to stop producing power because of a lack of fuel. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB LAX88DUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM04.md): Hiller UH-12D · Winterhaven, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 9, 1988 · N646JS · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX88DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG04.md): Hiller UH-12E · Winters, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 4, 1988 · N62391 · Destroyed
  > The pilot was taking off from a loading truck for his 16th aerial application. He reduced the load from 90 to 70 gals because the winds had become variable. The helicopter descended into ground effect where it normally attains translational lift. The…
- [NTSB LAX88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA153.md): Hiller UH-12D · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1988 · N646JS · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter encountered weather while enroute to its dest and diverted to an alternate arpt. It overflew the alternate and, after the engine failed from fuel exhaustion, crashed during an autorotative forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX80DVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG30.md): Hiller UH-12J · Frks Of Salmn, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 24, 1980 · N67042 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX75FYM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FYM34.md): Hiller Acft UH-12D · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1975 · N96M · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360118'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=4360118&state=CA

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