# Accident 19920609019159A: Hiller UH12C, Punta Gorda, FL, June 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1992, 12:50 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46937 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,942 total, 45 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON POWERLINE PATROL. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED A SKID. HELICOPTER OUT OF USABLE FUEL.

## 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 MIA92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA135), Jun 9, 1992: Hiller UH12C (N46937), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MONITOR FUEL CONSUMPTION AND FLIGHT TIME RESULTING IN EXHAUSTION OF FUEL AND ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER…

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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