ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292969
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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 2005 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Logistics LLC |
| Registration: | N206DB |
| MSN: | 52127 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, CO (BJC/KBJC) |
| Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was en route to its home base when the pilot noted he would not have enough fuel to make it his destination. He also determined he had gone too far to return to his origination airport. The pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing on a schoolyard baseball field. Approximately 6 feet above the ground, the helicopter's engine lost power. The pilot said he immediately attempted to make a landing. The helicopter impacted the ground in a level attitude, bounced once, and came to a stop. The pilot told local police that he'd ran out of fuel. An examination of the helicopter showed the helicopter had sustained substantial damage to the tail boom. An examination of the helicopter's systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in him taking the helicopter into the air with insufficient fuel to accomplish the flight, and the subsequent fuel exhaustion leading to the hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06CA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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