# Accident 19810904055809A: Hiller UH12E, Wannaska, MN, September 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Wannaska, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6583° N, 95.7347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wannaska, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6583&lon=-95.7347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1847 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FER73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER73), Sep 4, 1981: Hiller UH-12E (N1847), Wannaska, MN, 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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