- Date
- May 18, 1988, 18:15 local (May 19, 1988, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Anderson, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N573HAHiller UH-12E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 26006
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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 - exhaustionCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Autorotation - improperCause
Analysis
After receiving information of existing unfavorable wind conditions and that fuel was not available at the planned refueling point the pilot elected to continue the flight without refueling. As he descended on approaching his destination the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The plt made a hard autorotative landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N573HA
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5013
- Airframe hours
- 3,627
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Siller Brothers
- Registered owner
- Siller Bros., Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 14, 1988 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- CA73 · Yuba City, CA
- Destination
- 00R9 · Mount Hood, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDD, 5 nm away