# Accident 20050810018569A: Hiller UH12E, Hampton, AR, August 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Hampton, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BHHG
- Location: 33.5481° N, 92.5236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5481&lon=-92.5236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,052 total, 701 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810018569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A UH-12-E HILLER SINGLE ENGINE HELICOPTER, REGISTRATION NUMBER N535HA OPERATED BY SUMMIT HELICOPTERS INC. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT MADE A FORCED LANDING AS A RESULT OF FUEL DEPLETION. THE HELICOPTER WAS ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ONE MILE NW OF HIGHWAY 278 IN THE VICINITY OF HAMPTON, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW05CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA208), Aug 10, 2005: Hiller UH-12E (N535HA), Hampton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was unsuitable terrain to complete a successful autorotation.

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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