ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368683
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1989 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B III |
| Owner/operator: | Jerry Wilson |
| Registration: | N2756Y |
| MSN: | 2710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lewiston, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Lewiston, ID (KLWS) |
| Mccall, ID (KMYL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS INTIATED ON SLOPING TERRAIN. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER. THE WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. AN ENGINE TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA095
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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