ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199339
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 2017 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369A |
| Owner/operator: | Lyft Llc |
| Registration: | N50MP |
| MSN: | 1180860 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Burnet Municipal Airport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Burnet, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers had conducted aerial hog hunt operations from a helicopter and were en route to an airport when the engine lost power. The pilot conducted an autorotation to a road; however, the helicopter landed hard, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the helicopter revealed that the fuel tank was empty, and no residual fuel was found in the system. Since the pilot was en route to an airport where fuel was available, it is likely that he spent too much time airborne and misjudged the amount of fuel needed to reach the destination. The accident is consistent with a fuel exhaustion event.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2017 12:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Sep-2017 12:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 13:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2017 16:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 03-Sep-2017 16:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Sep-2017 17:13 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 11-Nov-2018 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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