ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378130
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| Date: | Friday 9 November 1984 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Astrocopters, Ltd. |
| Registration: | N2917W |
| MSN: | 806 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5106 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Inverness, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Inverness, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AT ABOUT 300 FT AS ENG AND ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN SOFT SAND WITH SOME FORWARD MOTION. FULL AFT CYCLIC WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAILBOOM. EXAM OF THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED APRX 2/3 QUART OF WATER IN THE FUEL FILTER AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE FUEL PUMP. ABOUT 1/2 GAL OF WATER WAS CONTAINED IN THE FUEL DRUM FROM WHCH THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1990 | N2917W | Astro Copters Ltd. | 0 | San Francisco, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 20:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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