# NTSB OAK66A0007: Huller UH12E, N9747C, Honeydew, CA, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Honeydew, CA · HONEYDEW, CA
- Location: 40.2443° N, 124.1228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honeydew, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2443&lon=-124.1228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0594   65/9/5    HONEYDEW CALIF      HULLER UH12E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N9747C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            126 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9747C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9747C-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N 2121, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HULLER UH12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (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 N9747C (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 LAX67A0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0020), Aug 9, 1966: Hiller US-12E (N9747C), Frazier Prk, 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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