ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359873
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 August 1994 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: | Texas Helicopter M74 |
| Owner/operator: | Gomes Farm Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N51852 |
| MSN: | 78-020 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salinas, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Castroville, CA (54Q) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID HE DEPARTED THE COMPANY BASE AND WENT TO A FIELD NEAR SALINAS WHERE HE SPRAYED THE CROPS WITH CHEMICALS FOR 1 1/2 HOURS. THE PILOT SAID HE 'RAN OUT OF GAS' WHILE PROCEEDING TO A NEARBY COMPANY TRUCK FOR ANOTHER LOAD OF CHEMICALS AND FUEL. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight fuel consumption monitoring.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA342
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 October 1996 | N51582 | Gomes Farm Air Service | 0 | Santa Rita, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 15:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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