ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360651
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| Date: | Friday 1 April 1994 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Chet Rasberry, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5211R |
| MSN: | 1161D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4230 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rimrock, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS IN A HOVER AT 125 FEET AGL AND ZERO HORIZONTAL VELOCITY WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE HAD BEEN CONDUCTING LOGGING OPERATIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES ON A 200 POUND FUEL LOAD. HE EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION BUT LANDED HARD WITH THE HELICOPTER ROLLING OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE IN THE HOVER. AUTOROTATION FROM 125 FEET AT ZERO AIRSPEED WAS OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S 'HEIGHT - VELOCITY' DIAGRAM.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE AN AUTO- ROTATION LANDING BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA094
History of this aircraft
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| 10 September 2004 | N5211R | Haverfield Aviation | 0 | Waynesboro, Georgia | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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