# NTSB LAX70F0094: Hiller Acft UH-12E, N5349V, Castaic, CA, August 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1969
- Place: Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349V-1991-10-10), registration cancelled 1991-10-10, S/N 2029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12E
- 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 LAX66A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0039), Nov 1, 1965: Hiller UH12E (N5349V), Newhall, 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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