# NTSB MKC78DER08: Hiller UH-12E, N8286, Bemidji, MN, November 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1977
- Place: Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Location: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4870&lon=-94.8827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4112  77/11/14   BEMIDJI,MN          HILLER UH-12E       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5425
        TIME - 1610                    N8286               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEMIDJI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERSKINE,MN                  BEMIDJI,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8286](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286-1992-12-14), registration cancelled 1992-12-14, S/N 1543 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12E
- Registry model: [Hiller UH-12E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (registry code 4360122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bemidji Muni

## 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 19771114042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771114042699A), Nov 14, 1977: Hiller UH12E, Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8286 (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI92DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD04), May 6, 1992: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Milford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AS THE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.
- [NTSB DEN87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA146), Jun 9, 1987: Hiller UH-12E (N8286), Grafton, ND, substantial damage

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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