# Accident 19791031027969A: Hiller UH12E, Neah Bay, WA, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 10:18 local time
- Place: Neah Bay, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 48.3610° N, 124.6116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neah Bay, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3610&lon=-124.6116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87977 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,241 total, 2,639 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031027969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 SEA80DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE05), Oct 31, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N87977), Neah Bay, WA, 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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