# Accident 19850122029999A: Hiller UH12D, Forks, WA, January 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1985, 11:24 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.7902° N, 124.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7902&lon=-124.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87977 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,378 total, 7,950 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122029999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA046), Jan 22, 1985: Hiller UH12DJ3 (N87977), Forks, 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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