NTSB investigations: Hiller UH-12L4, CA

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Hiller UH-12L4. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19662026
NTSB investigations: Hiller UH-12L4, CA per year, 1966–2026: 10 cases
19661
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19841

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4360128'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX84LA294Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E (Soloy) · Delano, CAThe helicopter experienced an inflt failure of an eng mount, pn 63181-5, which bent the collective control rod & forced the the collective pitch into the up position. The helicopter then settled into the grapes it was spraying & made a hard landing. An…May 10, 1984 · N90461 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82FA245Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12L3 · Stockton, CAThe pilot reported that the engine lost power at about 5 ft AGL as he was taking off from a trailer. He turned to avoid a gas and water tank near the poll truck. The helicopter came to rest, right-side-up, but was damaged. A fuel leak was found in a line that…Jul 1, 1982 · N86689 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK77DVW25Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller 12SL4 · Bishop, CAJul 1, 1977 · N90461 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK73DVG28Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH12L4 · San Andreas, CAOct 9, 1972 · N90487 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVM43Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH12L4 · Morgan Hill, CAFeb 23, 1971 · N90459 · DestroyedNTSB LAX71FUA31Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH12L4 · Fullerton, CADec 8, 1970 · N86690 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK70D0153Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12L · Mammoth Lks, CASep 4, 1969 · N9730C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0359Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12L · Victorville, CAMay 5, 1969 · N86689 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX68A0067Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHiller UH12L4 · Cucamonga, CAJan 15, 1968 · N90483 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX67A0051Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH12L4 · Castaic, CANov 17, 1966 · N90487 · Destroyed