# Accident 19890414009879A: Hiller UH12D, Bolinas, CA, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Bolinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GEFL
- Location: 37.9402° N, 122.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9402&lon=-122.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14490-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,164 total, 215 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414009879A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING THAT DAMAGED THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 LAX89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA169), Apr 14, 1989: Hiller UH-12D (N14490), Bolinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING IN THAT HE DID NOT ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR THE FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AS A BASIS FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS THEREBY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP PRODUCING…

## Other reports on N14490 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770127002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127002399A), Jan 27, 1977: Hiller UH12D (N14490), Pendleton, OR, Substantial damage. Dir ctl prob & vib 20FT-20KTS.two of four t/r gear box mounting bolts were loose. Hit t/r drg t/d.

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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