ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380972
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| Date: | Thursday 1 September 1983 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 500D |
| Owner/operator: | Southwestern Public Service |
| Registration: | N277SP |
| MSN: | 290461D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3209 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Portales, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Clovis, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT LANDED AT PORTALES, NM WITH ABOUT 7 GAL OF JET FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK. SINCE JET FUEL WAS NOT AVAILABLE, HE ADDED 15 GAL OF 100 LOW LEAD AVGAS, WHICH WAS AN APPROVED ALTERNATE FUEL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ENG FLAMED OUT & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A RESTART. DURING AN EMERENCY LANDING, THE TAIL BOOM & MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE START FUEL PUMP WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLT MANUAL & THAT THE AUTORELIGHT SYS WAS ARMED. THE ENG WAS DISASSEMBLED BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FLAMEOUT WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA421
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 1993 | N277SP | Skydance Operations, Inc. | 1 | Half Moon Bay, CA | |
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| 01-Apr-2024 22:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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