# Accident 19910727030319A: Hiller UH12B, Westfield, MA, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62246-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 188 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA189), Jul 27, 1991: Hiller UH-12B (N62246), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN A POWER FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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