ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360664
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| Date: | Sunday 27 March 1994 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Aero West Management Services |
| Registration: | N2779B |
| MSN: | 2819 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11639 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belen, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Alamogordo, NM |
| Albuquerque, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 - 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION TO A FLAT DESERT AREA, FREE OF OBSTACLES. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND DYNAMIC COMPONENTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE P3 LINE WAS LEAKING.
Probable Cause: THE HARD LANDING DUE TO A DELAYED FLARE AND IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 2002 | N2779B | Aero West | 2 | Raton, NM | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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