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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12D · Forks, WA · January 22, 1985

Date
January 22, 1985 · 11:24 local
Place
Forks, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N87977
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA046
Reported as
Hiller UH12D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,378 total7,950 in this make and model229 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.

Ran out of fuel landed hard and rolled over. Fuel bladder may have been collapsed on refueling. Gauges intermittant

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER. FUEL BLADDER MAY HAVE BEEN COLLAPSED ON REFUELING. GAUGES INTERMITTANT

NTSB investigation

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