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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller UH-12E · Michigan City, IN · August 3, 1991

Date
August 3, 1991 · 14:29 local
Place
Michigan City, IN
Airport
Michigan City Apt
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57972
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA245
Reported as
Hiller UH12E
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total20 in this make and model20 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.

Filming boat races. Low on fuel,delayed return for more filming. Ran out of fuel returing. Autorotated into trees.

As the FAA filed it

FILMING BOAT RACES. LOW ON FUEL,DELAYED RETURN FOR MORE FILMING. RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURING. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N57972 · 1

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