Accident · 1992-07-14

NTSB case SEA92LA152 · Hiller-Soloy UH12D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Hiller-Soloy UH12D (N62404)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Columbia Helicopters, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS INCLUDE A SHORT IN THE FUEL QUANTITY SENSOR/TRANSMITTER, AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, AND A TREE COVERED LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA152

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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