ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370712
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 1988 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Clean Harbors, Inc. |
| Registration: | N543CC |
| MSN: | 3593 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Carver, MA |
| Portland, ME (KPWM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER THE HELICOPTER TOOKOFF, THE LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE LOW ROTOR RPM HORN SOUNDED. THE PILOT RESPONDED BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE AND ENTERING INTO AUTOROTATION. AT TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT SKID COLLAPSED AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT REVEALED THAT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE FUEL CONTROL WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DUE TO AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA201
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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