# Accident 19940507010289A: Hiller UH12B, Crystal Beach, TX, May 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1994, 20:40 local time
- Place: Crystal Beach, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6801° N, 99.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6801&lon=-99.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6417V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 156 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940507010289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED DOWNWIND THEN INTO WIND. LOST ROTOR RPM. IMPACTED. ROLLED. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW94LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA147), May 8, 1994: Hiller UH-12B (N6417V), Crystal Beach, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AUTOROTATION TOUCHDOWN, WHICH RSULTED IN THE HARD LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## Other reports on N6417V (2)

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

- [Accident 19811116073989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116073989A), Nov 16, 1981: Hiller UH12C (N6417V), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed after takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19770115000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000349A), Jan 15, 1977: Hiller UH12B (N6417V), Terra Bella, CA, Substantial damage. Frost control. Rusty water,debris,tank sealer found in fuel. Service bulletin A-78 ncw.

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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