ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378918
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Date: | Saturday 21 July 1984 |
Time: | 15:00 LT |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain Helicopters |
Registration: | N5754K |
MSN: | 3126 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3126 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Durango, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Tall Timbers Ld, CO |
Destination airport: | Durango, CO (5CO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT AS THE PLT MANEUVERED OVER A RIDGE LINE AFTER OPERATING OVER 1 HOUR WITHOUT REFUELING EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AT THE LAST STOP. THE PLT SAID THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED 6 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. OF THIS ABOUT 2 ARE UNUSABLE IN LEVEL CRUISE AND MORE UNUSABLE WHEN MANEUVERING. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO DRAINED THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT SAID ABOUT 4 GALLONS WERE ON BOARD. THE PLT WAS ONLY 5 MILES FROM DESTINATION WHEN FLAMEOUT OCCURRED, WHICH CANOCCUR FROM FUEL FLOW INTERRUPTION WHEN 'SLOSHING' DURING MANEUVERS. THE ENGINE WILL NOT RE-IGNITE UNLESS IT HAS IGNITIONSUCH AS AN AUTO RELIGHT WHICH THIS ACFT DID NOT HAVE. THE PLT DID NOT MENTION ANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN84LA232 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA232
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