# Accident 19870609019199A: Hiller UH12E, Grafton, ND, June 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1987, 07:10 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 48.4093° N, 97.4004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4093&lon=-97.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286-1992-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019199A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED IN A FIELD AUTOROTATION THAT TERMINATED IN A HARD LANDING. FUEL SYSTEM GAGE FAULTY.

## 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 DEN87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA146), Jun 9, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Grafton, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920506013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013559A), May 6, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Milford, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray turn around. Auto rotated to hard landing. Broke skid,rolled over. Cause power loss not given.
- [Accident 19771114042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771114042699A), Nov 14, 1977: Hiller UH12E (N8286), Bemidji, MN, 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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