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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12E · Duran, WI · July 12, 1995

Date: July 12, 1995 · 06:00 local
Place: Duran, WI
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62417
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540C2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,700 total125 in the last 90 days

N62417Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1158 · Built 1960 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot stated fuel exhaustion caused by double problem. Owner/operator discovered possible fuel gauge problem on way to intended spray application area and also found a problem with fuel transfer valve on fuel truck. Compliant attitude displayed by pilot during counseling. After spraying two loads, pilot refueled with what he thought was approximately 25 gal of fuel. On termination of third load, last pass, pilot started turn back to truck when engine quit. He auto rotated to ground. Bending rear cross tube and cracking rear skid leg. A crack was also found in fiberglass spray tank. Upon inspection found fuel pumping system on truck to be faulty, not allowing the expected 25 gal of fuel to be pumped aboard acft. Upon inspection of acft fuel gauge, found broken wire on aft sending unit.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY DOUBLE PROBLEM. OWNER/OPERATOR DISCOVERED POSSIBLE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM ON WAY TO INTENDED SPRAY APPLICATION AREA AND ALSO FOUND A PROBLEM WITH FUEL TRANSFER VALVE ON FUEL TRUCK. COMPLIANT ATTITUDE DISPLAYED BY PILOT DURING COUNSELING. AFTER SPRAYING TWO LOADS, PILOT REFUELED WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 GAL OF FUEL. ON TERMINATION OF THIRD LOAD, LAST PASS, PILOT STARTED TURN BACK TO TRUCK WHEN ENGINE QUIT. HE AUTO ROTATED TO GROUND. BENDING REAR CROSS TUBE AND CRACKING REAR SKID LEG. A CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND IN FIBERGLASS SPRAY TANK. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FUEL PUMPING SYSTEM ON TRUCK TO BE FAULTY, NOT ALLOWING THE EXPECTED 25 GAL OF FUEL TO BE PUMPED ABOARD ACFT. UPON INSPECTION OF ACFT FUEL GAUGE, FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON AFT SENDING UNIT.

Other reports on N62417 · 4

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

Accident 20030627013009ALow Level Operations · Elk Mound, WI(-23) While applying fungicide to a field of potatoes, the helicopter encountered a whirlwind, causing the pilot to lose control and contact the crop with the helicopter's skid and spray boom. The pilot indicated that he was just beginning his last swath run…Jun 27, 2003 · Destroyed Accident 19760429012059AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Eldred, ILCarb bowl contained a red oily liquid. Acft rolled forward. Main rotor cut off tail boom.Apr 29, 1976 · Reported as Hiller UH12C · Substantial damage Accident 19760315004599APower On Descent (Rotorcraft) · St Jacob, ILMar 15, 1976 · Reported as Hiller UH12D · Substantial damage Accident 19750415006779ALow Level Operations · Lebanon, ILMain rotor blades struck overhanging limbs.Apr 15, 1975 · Reported as Hiller UH12D · Substantial damage