# NTSB Accident ERA13LA127
> **HILLER UH-12B** · 2013-02-06 · Merritt Island, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA127
- **Event ID:** 20130207X90553
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-02-06
- **Location:** Merritt Island, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.341388, -80.685279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HILLER
- **Model:** UH-12B
- **Registration:** N5072R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from an overstress failure of a fitting on the fuel supply line and led to an autorotation and hard landing.

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