# Accident 19960526011549A: Hiller UH12E, Walla Walla, WA, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 17:29 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla City County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GMMG
- Location: 46.1109° N, 118.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1109&lon=-118.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174HA-2013-02-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526011549A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE REFUEL AT BUSINESS SIGHT. LOW ON FUEL. TRIED FOR AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT FUEL 2MI SHORT. LANDING ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA100), May 27, 1996: Hiller UH-12 (N174HA), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning, and his failure to refuel the helicopter with sufficient fuel before flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. A factor…

## Other reports on N174HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19810627036679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627036679A), Jun 27, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N174HA), Delano, CA, Substantial damage. Torsion coupling failed between engine and transmission during ag operation. Helicopter rolled over on 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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