19831216061399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12A · Van Nuys, CA · December 16, 1983

Date
December 16, 1983 · 11:22 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8108H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA106
Reported as
Hiller UH12A
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,380 total4,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit due to water in fuel. Made hard autorotation landing on a roof. Fuel cap gaskets leaked water into fuel

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING ON A ROOF. FUEL CAP GASKETS LEAKED WATER INTO FUEL

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8108H · 2

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