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Aviation accident LAX98LA089

NONE · Hiller UH-12E · 1998-02-13 · CHICO, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX98LA089
Event ID
20001211X09571
Type
Accident
Date
1998-02-13
Location
CHICO, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.740684, -121.829193

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Hiller
Model
UH-12E
Registration
N4027Z
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard. A contributing factor was related to the fuel quantity gage's erroneous indication of fuel.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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