ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374171
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1986 |
| Time: | 15:03 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Miami Helicopter Serv.inc. |
| Registration: | N111GF |
| MSN: | 45748 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 651 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | N.bimini Is., OF (NONE) |
| Ft.lauderdale, FL (FLL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AFTER SUSTAINING A FLAMEOUT. AFTER THE HELICOPTER WAS TOWED ASHORE ON ITS FLOATS THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN AT LEAST 4 GALS OF FUEL. INFO CONTAINED IN HELICOPTER MANUAL REVEALED ALL FUEL WAS USABLE EXCEPT ABOUT 1 GAL; THEREFORE FUEL EXHASTION WAS NOT IN EVIDENCE. AN EXAM OF THE HELICOPTER FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED FOREIGN MATTER. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL TRUCK THAT REFUELED THE HELICOPTER AND THE FUEL TANK STORAGE FARM WHERE TRUCK OBTAINED ITS FUEL REVEALED FOREIGN MATTER OF SIMILAR APPEARANCE. A LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE FUEL SAMPLES FROM THE HELICOPTER AND REFUELING SOURCE REVEALED THAT THEY WERE CHEMICALLY THE SAME.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86IA250
History of this aircraft
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| 2 July 2009 | N38AZ | Mile High Helicopter Company | 0 | Near Blue Lakes Dam, Breckenridge, Colorado | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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