ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374618
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1986 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Agri-copter,inc. |
| Registration: | N136HA |
| MSN: | HA3036 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2252 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pataskala, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Wauseon, OH (KUSE) |
| Baltimore, OH (OH36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT AUTOROTATED TO A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENG QUIT AT 600 FT AGL. THE LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORN FIELD. THE PLT TOLD A FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE THAT HE HAD 8 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED IT CONTAINED APRX 6 OZ TOTAL. THE PLT HAD MADE THIS TRIP BEFORE BUT NEVER WITH A LARGE SPARE TANK ATTACHED UNDER THE FUSELAGE WHICH CREATED CONSIDERABLE DRAG. NORMAL FUEL BURN-OUT ACCORDING TO THE PLT WAS 2:45-3:00 HRS. THIS FLT LASTED TWO HRS. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE ACFT POWERPLANT DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE ACFT WAS BEING FERRIED FOR ELEC MAINTENANCE. POST CRASH INVEST REVEALED BATTERY RELAY INOPERATIVE. NO SPECIAL PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FOR THE MAINTENANCE FLT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL86FEK03
History of this aircraft
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| 19 March 1997 | N136HA | Conversion Aviation Inc. | 0 | Donna, TX | |
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| 28-Mar-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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