ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362128
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Date: | Saturday 1 May 1993 |
Time: | 15:57 LT |
Type: | Brantly-hynes B2B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2257U |
MSN: | 418 |
Total airframe hrs: | 718 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING VIO-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Greencastle, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MISSED SEVERAL TIMES & THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. HE MADE AN AUTOROTATION TO A FIELD; THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD & ROLLED OVER. INSPECTION DISCLOSED EXTENSIVE CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH SAND-LIKE PARTICULATE MATTER. ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. THE SOURCE OF THE PARTICULATE MATTER WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY PARTICULATE MATTER OF AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI93LA156 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA156
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