Hiller UH-12E N893FW

Summary

On 17 December 1998 at about 23:59 local time, a Hiller UH-12E registered N893FW was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 1998 at 23:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.4893, -120.1910

Aircraft

Hiller UH-12E

Registration

N893FW

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Brewster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA022

Nobody was injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to accomplish refueling.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The game survey flight had departed Wenatchee about 2.5 hours before the accident. The pilot had planned on landing at Brewster, Washington, where a truck was located for refueling during the survey flight. Weather at the refueling site precluded landing, so the pilot had elected to return to Wenatchee. He experienced a loss of engine power and autorotated to the surface one mile northwest of Wenatchee, Washington. Immediately before the loss of power, he noted a low fuel-pressure light. He stated to FAA inspectors that he had sustained fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.