ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357498
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| Date: | Friday 26 April 1996 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Pittston Coal Company |
| Registration: | N111PM |
| MSN: | 1770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9158 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Logan, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Huntington, WV (HTS |
| Rita, WV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the helicopter was in cruise flight at 600 feet above ground level when the engine lost power. He entered an autorotational descent, but was forced to try to extend the glide because of rough, downhill sloping terrain. The rotor RPM decayed, and at touchdown the main rotor flexed down and severed the tail boom. Postaccident inspection revealed '...less than (1) one quart [of fuel] available in fuel cell.' The pilot reported that he had exhausted the helicopter's fuel supply.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate fuel supply for the flight which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the loss of rotor rpm during the autorotation. The downhill sloping terrain was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA067
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| 13-Mar-2024 18:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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