# NTSB Accident SEA96LA100
> **Hiller UH-12** · 1996-05-27 · WALLA WALLA, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA100
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05879
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-27
- **Location:** WALLA WALLA, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.110912, -118.29972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH-12
- **Registration:** N174HA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning, and his failure to refuel the helicopter with sufficient fuel before flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.  A factor relating to the accident was: an inaccurate fuel quantity gauge, which displayed a false indication of fuel.

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