# Accident 19910803031519A: Hiller UH12E, Michigan City, IN, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 14:29 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7101° N, 86.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7101&lon=-86.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57972-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI91LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA245), Aug 3, 1991: Hiller 1345 (N57972), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE THE PILOT'S DELAY IN REFUELING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PRESSURE INDUCED BY OTHERS (PASSENGER), AND THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N57972 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801105073949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105073949A), Nov 5, 1980: Hiller UH12D (N57972), Blanding, UT, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered at termination of flight test autorotation. Found stuck carb float, worn jets, leaky "o" rings.

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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