# NTSB LAX75FYM34: Hiller Acft UH-12D, N96M, Paso Robles, CA, June 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1975
- Place: Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FYM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FYM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96M-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 1285, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750612016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612016479A), Jun 12, 1975: Hiller UH12D, Paso Robles, CA, Destroyed. Wires hard to see.

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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