19841115062119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller H23B · Butler, PA · November 15, 1984

Date
November 15, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler Co
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17129
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FGM02
Reported as
Hiller H23B
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,638 total5 in this make and model180 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.

No fuel at practice airport. Elected to return to home base upwind. Ran out of fuel a mile short. Landed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

NO FUEL AT PRACTICE AIRPORT. ELECTED TO RETURN TO HOME BASE UPWIND. RAN OUT OF FUEL A MILE SHORT. LANDED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

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