ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383877
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1982 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6145C |
| MSN: | 2182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8993 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435-25A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harrah, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Harrah, WA |
| Harrah, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE TAKING OFF, THE FUEL QUANTITY GUAGES INDICATED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE ONE MORE LOAD AND STILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE RESERVE. AFTER DISPENSING THE LOAD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE HE WAS RETURNING TO THE NURSE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME, THE HELICOPTER WAS AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AND WAS ABOUT TO CROSS A POWER LINE. THE PILOT TURNED TO AVOID THE POWER LINE AND LEVELED THE HELICOPTER, BUT IT LANDED HARD. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF A VERTEBRA. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND NO SIGN OF A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA82DA112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1995 | N6145C | Heli-cropter, Inc. | 0 | Montrose, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 05:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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