19801121073349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Watford City, ND · November 21, 1980

Date
November 21, 1980 · 10:40 local
Place
Watford City, ND
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5343V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTG03
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,127 total10 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit in hover due to fuel exhaustion. Made rough autorotation landing. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN HOVER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE ROUGH AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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