# Accident 19841115062119A: Hiller H23B, Butler, PA, November 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8603° N, 79.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8603&lon=-79.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23B (registry code 4360109, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER H23B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,638 total, 5 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841115062119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM02), Nov 15, 1984: Hiller UH-12B (N17129), Butler, PA, 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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