# NTSB LAX66A0096: Hiller UH-12A, N263SS, Los Angeles, CA, June 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1966
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0388   66/6/6    LOS ANGELES CALIF   HILLER UH-12A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 136
        TIME - 1135                    N263SS              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED AIR TRML
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON PRACTICE AREA.NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CONTROL PROBLEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N263SS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263SS), registered now, S/N 265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12A
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12a) (registry code 4360104) (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
- Airport: Lockheed Air Trml

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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