ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294355
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 2004 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N595H |
| MSN: | 372 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4322 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City Bch, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Panama City Bch, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he planned for a 45-minute sightseeing flight. He refueled the helicopter and brought the fuel level to 17 gallons. He and two passengers departed the helipad at 1422. About 38 minutes into the flight, when about 1 mile from the departure helipad, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. He entered autorotation and when about 5 feet above the beach he applied collective control to cushion the touchdown. The helicopter touched down on a westerly heading on the wet sand with forward motion causing a nose-low attitude. The main rotor struck the ground in front of the helicopter and then struck the tailboom, shearing it off. The pilot stated he had no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper refueling of the helicopter resulting in loss of engine power do to fuel exhaustion and damage to the helicopter during the subsequent hard forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA05CA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1983 | N595H | Raymond Eagle Salvage | 0 | Chino, CA | |
sub |
| 20 August 1992 | N595H | Private | 0 | Irwindale, CA | |
sub |
| 22 June 1999 | N595H | Private | 0 | Kaunakakai, HI | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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