- Date
- August 6, 1984, 19:30 local (Aug 7, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Lake, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N67115Hiller 12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840806038499A
- Case key
- 12734
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - waterFactor
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improperCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Power on landing - not possibleCause
Roll over
Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and rolled over during a forced landing. The pilot said the engine 'sucked up accumulated water into the gas line.' He later said water was found in the refueling truck. His recommendation: 'keep water out of gas.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67115
- Reported as
- Hiller 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1151
- Airframe hours
- 9,000
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-BIA, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 137
- Operator
- Thomas G. Pfeffer
- Registered owner
- Thomas Pfeffer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1984
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 15,680 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 129 in the last 90 days · 131 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.