ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30807
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1998 |
| Time: | 17:59 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Falcon West Helicopters |
| Registration: | N893FW |
| MSN: | 5085 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3204 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 mile NW of Wenatchee, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KEAT) |
| Brewster, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The game survey flight had departed Wenatchee about 2.5 hours before the accident. The pilot had planned on landing at Brewster, Washington, where a truck was located for refueling during the survey flight. Weather at the refueling site precluded landing, so the pilot had elected to return to Wenatchee. He experienced a loss of engine power and autorotated to the surface one mile northwest of Wenatchee, Washington. Immediately before the loss of power, he noted a low fuel-pressure light. He stated to FAA inspectors that he had sustained fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to accomplish refueling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA022
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=893FW
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-May-2014 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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