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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Pickens, SC · July 18, 1985

Date
July 18, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Pickens, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40296
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA219
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540C1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total607 in this make and model200 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.

Hard landing after power loss due to fuel exhaustion after spray operation. Fuel not visually checked, gauge off.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER SPRAY OPERATION. FUEL NOT VISUALLY CHECKED, GAUGE OFF.

NTSB investigation

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