19910727030319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12B · Westfield, MA · July 27, 1991

Date
July 27, 1991 · 09:45 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62246
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA189
Reported as
Hiller UH12B
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
196 total188 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Off course,landed for position. Departed minimum fuel and ran out of fuel. Landed in cemetery on a headstone.

As the FAA filed it

OFF COURSE,LANDED FOR POSITION. DEPARTED MINIMUM FUEL AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN CEMETERY ON A HEADSTONE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.