# NTSB OAK68A0015: Hiller UH-12B, N5301V, Kingsburg, CA, August 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1967
- Place: Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Location: 36.5252° N, 119.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5252&lon=-119.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0400  67/8/22    KINGSBURG,CALIF     HILLER UH-12B       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 7800
        TIME - 1110                    N5301V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5301V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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