# Accident 20010224003379A: Hiller UH12B, Whitesburg, GA, February 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2001, 17:03 local time
- Place: Whitesburg, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4902° N, 84.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4902&lon=-84.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5307V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5307V-2004-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224003379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE PROPOSED LANDING SITE, N5307V, THE HILLER UH-12B LOST POWER AND ENGINE QUIT. FUEL STARVATION OF THE MAIN BOOST PUMP DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUEL PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN DESIRED POWER.

## 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 MIA01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA085), Feb 24, 2001: Hiller UH-12B (N5307V), Whitesburg, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper emergency procedure performed by the pilot due to his electing to perform a run-on landing resulting in excessive airspeed at touchdown and subsequent roll-over following ground contact…

## Other reports on N5307V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860407012159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860407012159A), Apr 7, 1986: Hiller UH12B (N5307V), Fall River, KS, Destroyed. Struck trees trying to land in a open field. Student allowed rotor RPM to decay and descended into trees.

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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