# Accident 19941028036819A: Hiller UH12E, Morton, WA, October 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Morton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: WYFL
- Location: 46.5695° N, 122.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5695&lon=-122.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80NW-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E4 (registry code 4360127, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,077 total, 5,185 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028036819A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LIFTOFF WITH LONG LINE BUCKET. CRASHED. WATER IN FUEL. SAT OUT HEAVY RAIN WITH LEAKY FUEL CAP.

## 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 SEA95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA013), Oct 28, 1994: Hiller UH-12E4 (N80NW), Morton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LEAK IN THE FUEL FILLER CAP AND WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

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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