# Accident 19900501013189A: Hiller UH12E, Brookneal, VA, May 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Brookneal, VA
- Airport: Brookneal/Campbell Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BHHG
- Location: 37.0507° N, 78.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0507&lon=-78.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4034Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4034Z-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller-Rogerson Helicopter UH12E (registry code 4361101, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-rogerson-helicopter-uh12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,245 total, 2,174 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501013189A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE CIRCLING TO FIND SPRAY AREA LIMITS. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. FORESTRY SPRAY OPERATION.

## 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 BFO90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA041), May 1, 1990: Hiller UH-12ET (N4034Z), Brookneal, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. PILOT FATIGUE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4034Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20101115051819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101115051819A), Nov 15, 2010: Hiller-Roge UH12E (N4034Z), Madison, FL, Substantial damage. On November 15, 2010, at approximately 1110 EST, a Hiller UH-12E, N4034Z, registered to summit helicopters, inc (bhhg), landed hard during a maneuvering turn…
- [Incident 20090811049189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090811049189I), Aug 11, 2009: Hiller-Roge UH12E (N4034Z), Pence Springs, WV, Minor damage. The pilot stated he knew there was a power line up river between site G18 and G19, the next spray point so he looked for it in his turn. He did not see the…

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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