ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380617
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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1983 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | International Paper Company |
| Registration: | N2183P |
| MSN: | 3470 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1247 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nr. Mcadams, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED ON AN AERIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY-BURNING FLT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE TERRAIN & OBSTACLES, HIS ATTENTION WAS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HELICOPTER DURING THE BURNING OPERATION. AFTER COMPLETING THE BURNING OPERATION FOR THAT FLT, HE CHECKED THE ACFT FUEL QUANTITY & NOTED AN INDICATION OF 2 TO 3 GAL REMAINING. THE PLT IMMEDIATELY HEADED TOWARD THE LANDING AREA. APRX 1/4 MI FROM THE LANDING SITE, THE FUEL PUMP, ENG OUT & LOW RPM CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE ENG FLAMED OUT. SINCE THE HELICOPTER WAS STILL OVER TREES, COLLECTIVE PITCH WAS HELD UNTIL THEY WERE CLEARED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RPM TO CUSHION THE LANDING & A HARD LANDING OCCURRED. THE FUEL STRAINER WAS CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT & WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA025
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1994 | N2183P | International Paper Company | 0 | Natchitoches, LA | |
w/o |
| 27 August 2019 | N218GH | Angel City Air, Inc. | 0 | Gillespie Field Airport (SEE/KSEE), San Diego County, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 18:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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