ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295761
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 2003 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Goodwin Plumbing Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N242TK |
| MSN: | 206B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250 C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malone, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bardwell, TX |
| Waco, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The operator reported that the pilot was positioning the helicopter after maintenance. The helicopter was in cruise when the engine lost power, and the pilot executed an autorotation. The helicopter landed hard, and the tailboom separated. Examination of the helicopter determined that the engine compartment and engine were not damaged. The particle separator was undamaged, and there was no blockage. The fuel control and power turbine governor rigging was intact and appeared normal. The bleed valve was in the open position. When closed by hand, it freely returned to the open position. The pneumatic tubing was intact, and all B-nuts were at least finger tight. N2 rotated freely and smoothly with no unusual noises, and was continuous to the main transmission. The fuel supply line from the fire shield to the fuel nozzle contained a normal amount of fuel. There was contamination in the airframe and engine fuel filters. Disassembly and inspection of the fuel nozzle revealed contamination in the filter screen. The screen had collapsed, and the contamination had the appearance of "DIEGME" (Apple Jelly).
Probable Cause: a fuel starvation induced loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA183
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 1985 | N2925W | Horizon Helicopter, Inc. | 0 | Lake Berryessa, CA | |
sub |
| 2 December 1988 | N3TV | Rotor Wing Inc. | 0 | Pinson, AL | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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