- Date
- June 23, 1983, 12:56 local (19:56 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4036AHiller UH12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830623027009A
- Case key
- 23759
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter rolled over during an autorotative forced landing after a power loss. Prior to departure on the day of the accident the plt said he checked the fuel quantity on the acft. Takeoff was at about 1222 PDT. At 1256 PDT the plt arrived at destination and advised the tower that he was low on fuel. Immediately thereafter the acft engine quit. The forced landing was made on arpt property. An FAA inspector examined the acft after the accident. He reported that there was about 1 pint of fuel in the main tank and less than one quart of fuel in each of the two aux tanks. The plt did not file an accident report on NTSB form 6120.1 as required.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4036A
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5206
- Airframe hours
- 18
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-C2A, 305 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- P.S. Helicopter Co.
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 26, 1983 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- NFG · Oceanside, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MYF · Montgomery Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.