- Date
- December 23, 1972
- Place
- Valley View, TX · VALLEY VIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5328VHiller Acft UH-12C
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163255
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3861 72/12/23 VALLEY VIEW,TEX HILLER ACFT UH-12C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2600 TIME - 1630 N5328V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY VIEW,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CHECKING FIELD FOR INSECTS. SAW TREE TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5328V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5328VRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Hiller UH-12CAirframe modelHiller UH-12CEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N5328V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.