ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378850
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Date: | Saturday 28 July 1984 |
Time: | 12:20 LT |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | Tridair Helicopters Ltd. |
Registration: | N100TH |
MSN: | 1156 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5700 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Point Loma, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Point Loma, CA |
Destination airport: | San Diego, CA (KSAN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE HELICOPTER WAS DITCHED NEAR PT LOMA, CA, AFTER THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS NO LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT OR CHIP LIGHT. AFTER SALVAGE THE FUEL LINES WERE FOUND EMPTY OF FUEL AND THE TANK CONTAINED MOSTLY SEA WATER. THE WIRES TO THE ANNUNICIATOR PANEL LIGHTS HAD BEEN CLEANLY CUT. THE FOLLOWING CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED: CAUTION, TOT, IGNITION, ONE MARKED EC100(2), AND ONE MARKED 28 U(10).
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX84FA418 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84FA418
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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