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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Starkville, MS · September 25, 2004

Date: September 25, 2004 · 17:30 local
Place: Starkville, MS
Airport: George M Bryan Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZMPG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N96PH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04LA129
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total3,700 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N96PHRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2013 · Bell 206BS/N 3094 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Fuel contamination in airframe fuel filter as well as in fuel filter and engine driven fuel pump filter. The fuel control filter was partially clogged as well as the fuel nozzle filter. Water was present in the fuel tank as well as in the airframe fuel filter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FUEL CONTAMINATION IN AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER AS WELL AS IN FUEL FILTER AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILTER. THE FUEL CONTROL FILTER WAS PARTIALLY CLOGGED AS WELL AS THE FUEL NOZZLE FILTER. WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK AS WELL AS IN THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER.

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 MIA04LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStarkville, MSThe operator's inadequate maintenance inspections and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the helicopter being operated with a contaminated fuel system, that resulted in fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power.Sep 25, 2004 · Substantial damage