ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291516
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 2016 |
| Time: | 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28 |
| Owner/operator: | Cliff Hoeft |
| Registration: | N756H |
| MSN: | 756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5799 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ritter Butte, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Long Creek, OR |
| Long Creek, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the commercial pilot, the purpose of the flight was predator animal control in an area of adjoining ranches. The pilot stated that, during the flight, the fuel indicator began bouncing back and forth and reading erratically. Subsequently, the pilot used his watch to time the fuel burn to determine when he had to return to the fuel point. As the pilot was about to return to the fuel point, the fuel indicator stabilized, indicating that the fuel tank was about one-quarter full, and the pilot then flew toward the fuel truck. When the helicopter was about 100 ft above the terrain, the low fuel indicator illuminated, followed by the loss of engine power. The pilot estimated that about a 20-mph tailwind existed, so he performed a 180-degree turn to point the helicopter's nose into the wind while entering an autorotation. After completing the 180-degree turn, the pilot did not see any flat or open terrain and chose to land on a rocky outcropping. While the pilot was trying to avoid landing in trees, the helicopter impacted terrain, which resulted in the helicopter sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and main rotor gear box.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16LA100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1990 | N756H | Hiser Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Corona, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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