# Accident 19880404070959A: Hiller UH12D, Bakersfield, CA, April 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1988, 13:58 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RQKG
- Location: 35.3805° N, 119.0200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3805&lon=-119.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646JS-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,168 total, 85 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880404070959A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IMC OVER MOUNTAINS. REVERSED COURSE BUT OVERSHOT AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 LAX88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA153), Apr 4, 1988: Hiller UH-12D (N646JS), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N646JS (1)

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

- [Accident 19880708026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026539A), Jul 8, 1988: Hiller UH12D (N646JS), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Engine failure while crop dusting. Abrupt maneuver to avoid obstacles. Had loss of rotor RPM, crashed in field.

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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