# Accident 19960403005899A: Hiller UH12E, Huger, SC, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 12:25 local time
- Place: Huger, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AJRG
- Location: 33.0901° N, 79.8009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0901&lon=-79.8009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14MQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14MQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: LYC VO540C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,406 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403005899A

## Narrative

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

ENGAGED IN CONTROLLED BURNING BY LONG LINE. LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED. LOW FUEL AND CLOGGED FUEL TANK VENT LINE.

## 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 ATL96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA076), Apr 3, 1996: Hiller UH12-E (N14MQ), Huger, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The blocked fuel vent line that resulted in engine stoppage. A factor was tall trees that intervened the helicopter's flight path.

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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