# NTSB LAX69D0317: Hiller UH-12C, N5326V, Compton, CA, February 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1969
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0317

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0937  69/2/13    COMPTON,CALIF       HILLER UH-12C       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N5326V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 4220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- GRND TAXI TO GAS PIT.M/R STRUCK GAS PIT BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5326V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5326V), registered now, S/N 865, built 1956 (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 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Other investigations on N5326V (1)

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 UNK64X2135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2135), Jun 5, 1964: Hiller UH12C (N5326V), San Bernardino, 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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