ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373088
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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B2A |
| Owner/operator: | Helo-wood Helicopters Incorp. |
| Registration: | N58131 |
| MSN: | 6865 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7122 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-FIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brigham City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Paradise, UT |
| Tremonton, UT (U27) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN AG PLT WAS FERRYING A HELICOPTER TO ANOTHER JOB IN HIS LOCAL AREA. THE PLT, AN ATP, HAD ESTIMATED THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT. THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE QUIT AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL SPILL WAS FOUND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE OBJECTS KEPT THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK OPEN DURING FLT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD USED THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK TO RINSE CHEMICALS OFF HIS HANDS JUST PRIOR TO THE FLT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA120
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1992 | N58131 | Private | 0 | Montpelier, ID | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 09:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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