ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380424
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| Date: | Sunday 27 November 1983 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Emergency Medical Supplies |
| Registration: | N2070Z |
| MSN: | 45730 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 598 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TRANSPORTING A PATIENT & 2 CREWMEMBERS, THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD TO OBTAIN FUEL AT A NEARBY ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING, A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PLT STARTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, BUT SAW A CAR & TURNED TO AVOID IT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT A METAL STREET LAMP POLE. THE PLT THEN MANEUVERD BELOW WIRES THAT WERE AHEAD. HE CONTINUED THE EMERGENCY LANDING & STOPPED AFTER SKIDDING ABOUT 30 TO 40 FT ON THE ROAD. AN EXAM OF THE ENG WAS MADE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA078
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 16:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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