# Incident 20050529011169I: Bell 206L3, Deadhorse, AK, May 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2005, 18:41 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOPA
- Location: 70.1948° N, 148.4652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEADHORSE (SCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1948&lon=-148.4652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133AL-2010-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050529011169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT ONE MILE FROM DEADHORSE AIRPORT PILOT REPORTED FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. ENGINE QUIT AND HE MADE AN AUTOROTATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. HELICOPTER FUEL QUANTITY SHOWED 220 POUNDS OF FUEL. INVESTIGATION BY MECHANIC FOUND STUCK CHECK VALVE OPEN AND BOOST PUMP INTERMITTENT. THIS ALLOWED AIR TO ENTER SYSTEM FROM EMPTY FORWARD FUEL TANKS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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