ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359886
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| Date: | Sunday 28 August 1994 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Agrotors, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5027P |
| MSN: | 611002D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4139 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butler, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Gettysburg, PA (6W7 |
| New Castle Muni, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was overflying wooded terrain at 1000 feet msl when the engine lost power. He autorotated to a hilly field and during the landing the rotor blade severed the tailboom. According to the pilot, the fuel low warning light did not activate before the power loss occurred. The examination of the helicopter revealed the fuel tanks were empty and the fuel emergency vent valve had malfunctioned. As a result, the fuel cell decavitated and collasped, holding the fuel quantity probe in a position to indicate a one-quarter tank amount of fuel.
Probable Cause: The malfunction of the emergency fuel vent and the exhaustion of the fuel supply which resulted in the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA155
History of this aircraft
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| 9 July 2023 | N5027P | Haverfield Aviation | 0 | Waldorf, MD | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 15:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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