# Accident 19760810026679A: Hiller UH12E, Kennewick, WA, August 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7411N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7411N-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810026679A

## Narrative

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

AUX FUEL PUMP NOT USED AT TIME ENG-DRIVEN PUMP FAILED.OP MANUAL STATES PUMP SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON.

## 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 SEA76DYG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG73), Aug 10, 1976: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N7411N), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7411N (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080807847179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080807847179I), Aug 7, 2008: Hiller UH12E (N7411N), Viroqua, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On August 7, 2008, at 1604 local, N7411N, a Hiller UH-12/E flown by [privacy data omitted] (certificated #[privacy data omitted]) just completed spraying…
- [Accident 19890309003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309003449A), Mar 9, 1989: Hiller UH12E (N7411N), Golden, CO, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor efectiveness while hovering after a practice pinnacle approach. Set it down, tail rotor hit a rock.
- [Incident 19850911056569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911056569I), Sep 11, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N7411N), Broomfield, CO. Pilot flew helicopter in non movement area for 17 minutes without clearence from tower.
- [Incident 19850417022209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417022209I), Apr 17, 1985: Hiller UH12E (N7411N), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Developed high rate of descent during autorotation to power recovery. Struck ground tail low.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.