# Accident 19920724027459A: Kaman HH43BF, Headquarters, ID, July 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Headquarters, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: UEML
- Location: 46.6299° N, 115.8093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Headquarters, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6299&lon=-115.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90944 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43BF
- Reported engine: LYC T53L13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total, 55 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027459A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM SLING LOAD OPS. LOW FUEL LIGHT ON ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT. POSSIBLE UNPORTING. FUEL RESERVE LIMITED.

## 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 SEA92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA162), Jul 24, 1992: Kaman HH-43F (N90944), Headquarters, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAY IN REFUELING.

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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