# NTSB Accident LAX98LA089
> **Hiller UH-12E** · 1998-02-13 · CHICO, CA, USA · NONE
## 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.

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