# Accident 20040222031169A: Hiller UH12B, Bradenton, FL, February 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3953° N, 82.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3953&lon=-82.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5304V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304V-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12B (registry code 4360110, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 52 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040222031169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, AT 1140 EDT, A HILLER UH-12B, REGISTERED TO DANNY BALS, ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION AND AUTO ROTATED INTO PANTHER PARK, BRADENTON, FLORIDA. ON LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FOR A HELICOPTER ADD ON RATING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, FOR SARASOTA BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 21, 2004.

## 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 ANC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA027), Feb 22, 2004: Hiller UH-12B (N5304V), Bradenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed, resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N5304V (1)

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

- [Accident 20000317013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000317013279A), Mar 17, 2000: Hiller UH12B (N5304V), Orlando, FL, No damage. (-23)Pilot said extreme vibration caused him to lose control of his helicopter, resulting in hard landing. The heli hit t/r first then slid approx 100 ft. then…

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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