# NTSB IAD77FLJ02: Hiller UH-12D, N67089, Morrisville, NC, October 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1976
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3488  76/10/12   MORRISVILLE,NC      HILLER UH-12D       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N67089              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROXBORO,NC                  ASHEBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FUEL APPEARS IN FUEL TANK FILLER NECK BFR TANK IS FULL.PLT TRIED TO CONTINUE FLT W LOW FUEL INDIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67089](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67089-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 1322, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12d) (registry code 4360118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761012034549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761012034549A), Oct 12, 1976: Hiller UH12D, Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel appears in fuel tank filler neck bfr tank is full. Plt tried to continue flt w low fuel indic.

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.

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