# NTSB MKC79FTG12: Hiller UH-12D, N62397, Minot, ND, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Minot, ND · MINOT, ND
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1442  79/7/21    MINOT,ND            HILLER UH-12D       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1300
        TIME - 1215                    N62397              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINOT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOT,ND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           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 - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62397](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62397-2002-04-01), registration cancelled 2002-04-01, S/N 1192, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH-12D
- Registry model: [Hiller H-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-h-23d) (registry code 4360120) (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: Minot Intl

## 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 19790721015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721015329A), Jul 21, 1979: Hiller UH12D, Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during takeoff climbout. Made hard autorotation landing. Fuel exhhaustion and dirty fuel.

## Other investigations on N62397 (1)

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 MKC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA138), Jun 26, 1990: Hiller 12-E (N62397), Watson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT MISJUDGED HIS FLARE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

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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