ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384808
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28A |
| Owner/operator: | Hugh Alan Rollow |
| Registration: | N101AE |
| MSN: | 104 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1011 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parsons, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grove, OK |
| Chanute, KS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS RATED IN FIXED WING AIRCRAFT, BUT HE WAS A STUDENT PILOT IN HELICOPTERS. HE HAD ONLY 40 HOURS IN ROTORCRAFT. DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY IN HIS OWN HELICOPTER, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STRUCK TREES DURING AN AUTO-ROTATIVE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, BUT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A LARGER THAN NORMAL TANK. WHEN HE FOUND THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, HE ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HOWEVER, THE PLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC82DA046
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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