# NTSB ANC69A0052: Hiller UH-12C, N5330V, Livengood, AK, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Livengood, AK · LIVENGOOD, AK
- Location: 65.5244° N, 148.5447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livengood, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5244&lon=-148.5447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1968   69/5/5  NR.LIVENGOOD,ALAS     HILLER UH-12C       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1100
        TIME - 1636                    N5330V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
          PILOT-EXCEEDED ACFT CAPABILITIES ON MAX CLIMB-OUT.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5330V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5330V), registered now, S/N 1042, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12C
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (registry code 4360116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5330V (3)

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 SEA77FYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE24), Jun 17, 1977: Hiller Acft 12C (N5330V), Mt Vernon, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74FVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD14), Sep 14, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N5330V), Brentwood, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM12), Aug 28, 1970: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N5330V), Castroville, CA, substantial damage

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.

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