# Accident 19830915049269A: Hiller UH12E, Cape Yakataga, AK, September 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1983, 09:55 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0664° N, 142.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Yakataga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0664&lon=-142.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3324F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3324F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,110 total, 844 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915049269A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM 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 ANC83LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA172), Sep 15, 1983: Hiller-Soloy UH12E (N3324F), Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3324F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080916849359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916849359A), Sep 16, 2008: Hiller UH12E (N3324F), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot on September 16, 2008 at approximately 18:43 hours helicopter experienced a violent horizontal shake or wobble. The helicopter…

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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