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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Wannaska, MN · September 4, 1981

Date
September 4, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Wannaska, MN
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1847
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FER73
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total225 in this make and model109 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.

Out of fuel en route. Forced hard auto rotation landing broke copter skids. Fuel gauge hung up. No visual check.

As the FAA filed it

OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. FORCED HARD AUTO ROTATION LANDING BROKE COPTER SKIDS. FUEL GAUGE HUNG UP. NO VISUAL CHECK.

NTSB investigation

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