# Accident 19950627014769A: Hiller UH12E, Blue Rapids, KS, June 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Blue Rapids, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BWUL
- Location: 39.6709° N, 96.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6709&lon=-96.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1349A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1349A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 3,620 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627014769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LANDING. ROLLED UP ON TOE OF SKID. ROCKED BACK. CHOPPED TAIL, LOW FUEL STATUS POSSIBLE FUEL UNPORTING.

## 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 CHI95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA202), Jun 27, 1995: Hiller UH-12E (N1349A), Blue Rapids, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the leaking drain in the main fuel sump. Factors to the accident were the incorrect fuel indication, the ravine, fuel exhaustion, and the low rotor RPM.

## Other reports on N1349A (1)

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

- [Accident 20180920013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180920013899A), Sep 20, 2018: Hiller UH-12E (N1349A), Frankfort, KS, Substantial damage. September 20, 2018 12:30 zulu ? Clear sky with 20-25 mph wind. First flight of the day, the pilot lifted the aircraft off and clear of the helicopter transport…

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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