# Accident 19940724019109A: Hiller UH12E, Hepzibah, GA, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hepzibah, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CGZG
- Location: 33.2801° N, 82.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2801&lon=-82.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4030S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019109A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER DEPARTURE. LANDED HARD. TAILBOOM HIT GROUND. HAD RUN OUT OF 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 ATL94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA144), Jul 24, 1994: Hiller UH-12E (N4030S), Hephzibah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND HIS IMPROPER FLARE OF THE HELICOPTER DURING THE AUTOROTATION, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

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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