- Date
- September 15, 1983, 09:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Cape Yakataga, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3324FHiller-Soloy UH12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830915049269A
- Case key
- 4172
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter rolled over during a forced landing on a beach after the engine quit. Discussions with the plt owner of the company verified that the acft had run out of fuel. The owner had warned his pilots to visually check fuel on the helicopters due to unreliable fuel quantity indicators. The replacement fuel guages had been backordered for an extendedtime. Examination of the wreckage found the fuel lines to be dry and less than one gallon of fuel in the main tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3324F
- Reported as
- Hiller-Soloy UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1735
- Airframe hours
- 3,958
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 315 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leslie C. Soloy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1983 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- Cape Yakataga, AK
- Destination
- CDV · Cordova, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,110 total · 844 in this make and model · 4,935 as pilot in command · 278 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3324F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.