# Accident 19940409000049A: Hiller UH12E, Valdez, AK, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VVPC
- Location: 61.1493° N, 146.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1493&lon=-146.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87594-1995-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller OH-23G (registry code 4360121, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-oh-23g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING ON PHOTO FLIGHT. FELL 40FT TO A RIDGE. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN DETENTES,NEAR PASSENGER FOOT

## 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 ANC94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA045), Apr 9, 1994: Hiller UH12E (N87594), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT CLOSURE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY SHUTOFF VALVE.

## Other reports on N87594 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870424022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424022859I), Apr 24, 1987: Hiller OH23G (N87594), Nome, AK, Minor damage. The helicopter skids broke through snow crust during landing, damaging tail rotor.

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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