# Accident 19931207046099A: Hiller UH12D, Sublimity, OR, December 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1993, 13:35 local time
- Place: Sublimity, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYBL
- Location: 44.8608° N, 122.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8608&lon=-122.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297W-2020-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12D (registry code 4360118, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046099A

## Narrative

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

FAILED CHECK FUEL PRIOR TAKEOFF FOR TREE HAULING. ENGINE QUIT IN 30 MINUTES. DROP LOAD. LANDED. TANKS WERE 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 SEA94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA039), Dec 7, 1993: Hiller-Soloy UH-12D (N2297W), Sublimity, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND REFUELING NOT ACOMPLISHED.

## Other reports on N2297W (2)

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

- [Accident 20200717012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200717012169A), Jul 17, 2020: Hiller UH-12D (N2297W), Mehama, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter departed one field to relocate to next field for spraying. Witnesses report hearing engine pitch change and then heard helicopter impact the trees.…
- [Incident 19980612025279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612025279I), Jun 12, 1998: Hiller UH12D (N2297W), St Paul, OR. Mr. Harchenko during spraying operations on 06-17-98 struck a powerline. Heindicated he had flown over the field prior to spraying, but missed this particular…

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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