- Date
- June 12, 1975
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96MHiller Acft UH-12D
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750612016479A
- Case key
- 148849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1385 75/6/12 NR.PASO ROBLES,CA HILLER ACFT UH-12D CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1937 N96M PX- 0 1 0 FERRY AGE 29, 5146 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2142 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MARIAKCA PASO ROBLES,CA 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WIRES HARD TO SEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96M
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft UH-12D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N96MRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Hiller UH-12DAirframe modelHiller UH-12DEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.