ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360609
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Date: | Tuesday 12 April 1994 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Bell 47G-2 |
Owner/operator: | Arizona Apple Company, Inc. |
Registration: | N5827U |
MSN: | 2242 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6866 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Willcox, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A FLIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE HELICOPTER FLYING TECHNIQUES TO ERADICATE FROST FROM AN ORCHARD, THE HELICOPTER LOST ENGINE POWER ABOUT 15 FT AGL AND SETTLED INTO TREES. SAND-LIKE CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL, CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL, AND INTERNAL PASSAGES OF THE CARBURETOR.
Probable Cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL AND FUEL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX94LA188 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA188
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