# Accident 19940214002199A: Hiller UH12E, Farmville, VA, February 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1994, 11:35 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2901° N, 78.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2901&lon=-78.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4495M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4495M-2005-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,927 total, 1,654 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214002199A

## Narrative

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

POWERLINE PATROL. LOST POWER. COLLIDED WITH TREES. FUELED WITH JET A. JET A WAS ORDERED. PILOT FAILED CHECK.

## 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 BFO94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA040), Feb 14, 1994: Hiller UH-12E (N4495M), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter with the correct fuel. Factors in the accident were the unclear information given by the passenger and airport line service personnel, the insufficient…

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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