19881016048759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Meriden, CT · October 16, 1988

Date
October 16, 1988 · 01:20 local
Place
Meriden, CT
Airport
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FVZA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N555GC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA013
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,052 total128 in this make and model31 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.

Engine lost power. Pilot pulled fuel boost breakers by mistake. Incorrect fuel flow switch.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT PULLED FUEL BOOST BREAKERS BY MISTAKE. INCORRECT FUEL FLOW SWITCH.

NTSB investigation

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