# Accident 19831001054289A: Hiller UH12E, Tenino, WA, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tenino, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8395° N, 122.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8395&lon=-122.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401HA-1997-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001054289A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN 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 SEA84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA002), Oct 2, 1983: Hiller UH12-E (N401HA), Tenino, WA, 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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