Hiller UH-12B N922TE

Summary

On 9 July 1983 at about 01:12 local time, a Hiller UH-12B registered N922TE was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1983 at 01:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12B

Registration

N922TE

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Decatur → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL83FA261

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED AUTOROTATIVE LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AT 1200 FT MSL IN CRUISE FLT. THE ACFTLANDED IN A MOWED WHEAT FIELD AND THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE PLT AND PASSENGERS DECLARED NO INJUREIS. THE PLT SAID THE RIDE IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK ACROSS THE ROUGH FIELD AFTER THE LANDING WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THE ACTUAL ACFT LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD 2 HOURS FUEL ON BOARD AND THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER 1 HOUR AND 36 MINUTES. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE INLET LINE TO THE CARBURETOR WAS OPENED. NO FUEL WAS NOTED.THE LINES TO THE BOOST BUMP WERE OPENED. NO FUEL WAS NOTED. THE OUTLET LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS OPENED. NO FUEL WAS NOTED. THE GASCOLATOR CONTAINED 2 OUNCES OF FUEL. THE CAPACITY IS 4 TO 6 OUNCES. THE FUEL TANK DRAIN WAS OPENED AND ONE QUART OF FUEL WAS REMOVED. THE CARBURETOR WAS DRAINED AND 4 DROPS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.