19880930044779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH12E · Mcfarland, CA · September 30, 1988

Date
September 30, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
Mcfarland, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
CUFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46991
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVA17
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,500 in this make and model276 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel on takeoff. Helicopter impacted in high cotton and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER IMPACTED IN HIGH COTTON AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N46991 · 1

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