ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299206
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 2000 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Southern States Cooperative |
| Registration: | N230US |
| MSN: | 2638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5913 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARTOUSTE IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SPRINGFIELD, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | GUYTON , GA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application of fertilizer on a pine tree forest. He departed with 60 gallons of fuel, which equates to 45 minutes of useable fuel, and had been airborne for approximately 50 minutes. As the helicopter hovered 30 ft. over the loading crews, the engine lost power and began to settle. The pilot released the external load and maneuvered away from the crews on the ground. The helicopter collided with the ground along a narrow forest road. The operations manager stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the engine. No evidence of fuel was observed at the accident site, and no fuel was recovered from the helicopter's fuel system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA038
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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