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| Date: | Monday 4 April 1988 |
| Time: | 14:58 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12D |
| Owner/operator: | West Farm Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N646JS |
| MSN: | 1299 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4010 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakersfield, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Huron, CA (3CA4) |
| Lancaster, CA (KWJF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED WEATHER WHILE ENROUTE TO ITS DEST AND DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. IT OVERFLEW THE ALTERNATE AND, AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION, CRASHED DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE FORCED LANDING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88LA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1988 | N646JS | West Farm Air | 0 | Winterhaven, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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