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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Alleghany, CA · May 5, 1980

Date
May 5, 1980 · 11:45 local
Place
Alleghany, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N514HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DXQ27
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total202 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after releasing sling load. Found fuel contaminated. Careless fueling operations.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER RELEASING SLING LOAD. FOUND FUEL CONTAMINATED. CARELESS FUELING OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.