ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385660
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 2001 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N539 |
| MSN: | 38-0383 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3346 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C10D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wadesboro, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Wadesboro-Anson County Airport, NC (KAFP) |
| Wadesboro, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on approach the helicopter lost engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot autorotated into a plowed field with tall grass and deep furrows damaging the left skid. The pilot stated that while landing the helicopter it began to nose over and he applied aft cyclic separating the tailboom with the main rotor blades. Examination of the helicopter found that the fuel tanks were void of fuel, and that the fuel quantity probe was stuck indication 50 pounds of fuel remaining.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL01LA070
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 06:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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