ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35904
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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 1990 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Helicopter Tours Inc |
| Registration: | N1113L |
| MSN: | 110-0837D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haleakla National Park, Hawaii -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kahului, Hawaii (OGG/KOGG) |
| Kahului, Hawaii (OGG/KOGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was attempting to upright an animal cage by pulling it over with a 'long line' attached to the helicopter. There was approximately 115 lb of fuel in the helicopter's fuel tank. The engine failed when the helicopter's nose raised during the tow.
The helicopter landed hard collapsing the left rear undercarriage strut, and the main rotor blades impacted posts around the perimeter of the corral over which the helicopter was hovering. Duplicating the aircraft's pitch attitude and fuel load revealed that the fuel pick-up point is un-ported at fuel quantity levels at or below 115 lb.
The NTSB determined the cause to be: Fuel starvation due to the un-ported fuel supply pick-up
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX91LA054 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X24771&key=1&queryId=a448cd49-4518-45f2-a444-309c89cce590&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=1113L
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2003 | N1113L | Pacific Helicopter Tours, Inc. | 0 | Wahiawa, Oahu, HI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Aug-2016 01:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2016 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Nature] |
| 21-Aug-2016 01:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Sep-2019 19:05 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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