- Date
- January 22, 1985, 10:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place
- Forks, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87977Hiller UH12DJ3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850122029999A
- Case key
- 40107
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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
Refueling - not performedCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Judgment - poorCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Roll over
Analysis
The acft made a hard landing and rolled to the left inverted after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The plt stated that the fuel guage was not working and that he was using a dip stick to measure fuel at the time of the engine failure. He stated that he should have had 25 minutes of fuel remaining.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87977
- Reported as
- Hiller UH12DJ3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- HA1127
- Airframe hours
- 14,800
- Engine
- Allison A250-C20, 250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- B And K Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Forks, WA
- Destination
- Forks, WA
- Airport
- Forks
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,364 total · 8,316 in this make and model · 11,113 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.