# NTSB FTW73DPD17: Hiller Acft UH-12C, N5328V, Valley View, TX, December 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1972
- Place: Valley View, TX · VALLEY VIEW, TX
- Location: 33.4774° N, 97.1570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley View, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4774&lon=-97.1570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328V-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 1036, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12C
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12c) (registry code 4360116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5328V (2)

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 FTW73DPD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD34), May 14, 1973: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N5328V), Justin, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72DPD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD09), Sep 5, 1971: Hiller UH12C (N5328V), Roanoke, TX, 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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