# NTSB LAX69D0359: Hiller UH-12L, N86689, Victorville, CA, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Victorville, CA · VICTORVILLE, CA
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0359

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1967   69/5/5  NR.VICTORVILLE,CALIF  HILLER UH-12L       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 7194
        TIME - 1335                    N86689              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- INSPECTING DISTRIBUTION LINE,FLEW UNDER PWR LINES,HIT PULL CABLE ATCHD TO PWR CABLE UNDER CONST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86689](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86689-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 2548, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12L
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12L4](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12l4) (registry code 4360128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N86689 (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 LAX82FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA245), Jul 1, 1982: Hiller UH-12L3 (N86689), Stockton, 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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