Accident · 2005-08-10

NTSB case DFW05CA208 · Hiller UH-12E · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2005-08-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E (N535HA)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: Summit Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUMMIT HELICOPTERS INC

Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was unsuitable terrain to complete a successful autorotation.

Source: NTSB case DFW05CA208

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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