# Accident 19870219006079A: Hiller STCUH12, Coalinga, CA, February 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Coalinga Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 36.1901° N, 120.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1901&lon=-120.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46991, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46991-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23D (registry code 4360123, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER STCUH12
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219006079A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD.  THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE.

## 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 LAX87DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA05), Feb 19, 1987: Hiller OH23D (N46991), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46991 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880930044779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930044779A), Sep 30, 1988: Hiller UH12E (N46991), Mcfarland, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on takeoff. Helicopter impacted in high cotton and rolled over.

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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