- Date
- September 6, 1982, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kellogg, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9035HHiller UH-12-SOLOY
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820906044749A
- Case key
- 71239
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated he had just released a load of logs & started his transition into forward flt when the eng failed. No usable fuel was on board. The plt stated the fuel gauge registered 50 pounds of fuel when the eng failed. A leak test of the fuel suction hose, which connects the inlet port of the fuel boost pump to the fuel pick up line in the fuel tank, disclosed a leak.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9035H
- Reported as
- Hiller UH-12-SOLOY (UH-12-SOLO)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2303
- Airframe hours
- 697
- Engine
- Allison 250C20, 385 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- Helicopter Leasing Associates
- Registered owner
- Helicopter Leasing Associates
- Departed
- Kellogg, ID
- Destination
- Kellogg, ID
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,640 total · 617 in this make and model · 2,461 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.