# Accident 19740605014699A: Hiller UH12E, Talkeetna, AK, June 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1974
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100EH-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 550 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740605014699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL GAUGE READ 12LBS WHEN TANK EMPTY.LNDD IN RIVER,SKIDS DUG IN SOFT SANDY RIVER BOTTOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC74AA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA074), Jun 5, 1974: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N100EH), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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