# Accident 19920714025549A: Hiller UH12D, Loman, ID, July 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Loman, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CHIL
- Location: 44.1403° N, 115.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1403&lon=-115.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62404-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 115 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714025549A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING EXTERNAL HOIST LOG OPERATION. FUEL QUANITY INDICATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. SHOWED 20 GAL EMPTY.

## 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 SEA92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA152), Jul 14, 1992: Hiller-Soloy UH12D (N62404), Loman, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS INCLUDE A SHORT IN THE FUEL QUANTITY SENSOR/TRANSMITTER, AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, AND A TREE COVERED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N62404 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880810032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810032589A), Aug 10, 1988: Hiller UH12D (N62404), Leavenworth, WA, Substantial damage. Practicing autorotation approaches to a power hover. Held flare too long and tail rotor contacted 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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