# NTSB LAX66A0039: Hiller UH12E, N5349V, Newhall, CA, November 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1965
- Place: Newhall, CA · NEWHALL, CA
- Location: 34.3847° N, 118.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newhall, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3847&lon=-118.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0646   65/11/1 NR.NEWHALL CALIF      HILLER UH12E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5505
        TIME - 1100                    N5349V              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5349V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349V-1991-10-10), registration cancelled 1991-10-10, S/N 2029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12L](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l) (registry code 4360126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5349V (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 DEN79DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA043), Jun 13, 1979: Hiller UH-12L (N5349V), Montrose, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0094), Aug 28, 1969: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N5349V), Castaic, 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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