- Date
- August 28, 1969
- Place
- Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5349VHiller Acft UH-12E
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186895
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3113 69/8/28 CASTAIC,CALIF HILLER ACFT UH-12E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 12510 TIME - 0530 N5349V PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5133 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASTAIC,CALIF CASTAIC,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AIR TAXIING APRX 20 FT OFF GRND CHECKING TOWER FOOTINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5349V
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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