# Accident 20050312010179A: Hiller UH12B, Thermal, CA, March 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2005, 12:50 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6267° N, 116.1594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6267&lon=-116.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5311V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5311V) (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: 4,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050312010179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, FLYING HIS HILLER UH-12B HELICOPTER, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT JACQUELINE COCHRAN REGIONAL AIRPORT IN THERMAL, CALIFORNIA. DURING HIS SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 LAX05LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA112), Mar 12, 2005: Hiller UH-12B (N5311V), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to refuel the helicopter, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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