ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360238
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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 1994 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Wiggins Airways |
| Registration: | N59400 |
| MSN: | 25138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9091 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wareham, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA TO BE FERTILIZER, AT 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND AN AIRSPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN TO DOWNWIND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LEVELED THE HELICOPTER AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAILBOOM. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND INTACT AND A TOTAL OF 20 OUNCES OF USEABLE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE TANKS. THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT MANUAL DEPICTED THE COMBINATION OF 35 FEET AND 40 MPH AS AN AREA TO AVOID CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS IN.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1986 | N59400 | William Petrie | 0 | Portland, CT | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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