19831020055009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · Mcadams, MS · October 20, 1983

Date: October 20, 1983 · 14:45 local
Place: Mcadams, MS
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2183P
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL84LA025
Reported as: Bell 206B3
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,254 total234 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed during autorotation after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL84LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNr. Mcadams, MSThe helicopter was being used on an aerial right-of-way-burning flt. The plt reported that due to the terrain & obstacles, his attention was to the outside of the helicopter during the burning operation. After completing the burning operation for that flt, he…Oct 20, 1983 · Substantial damage