- Date
- January 28, 1988, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Stockton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8514FBell 204B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880128003689A
- Case key
- 7584
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Engine instruments,fuel quantity gage - incorrectFactor
Unsafe/hazardous condition warning - disregardedCause
Forced landing
Autorotation - performed
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8514F
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2030
- Airframe hours
- 16,398
- Engine
- Lycoming T53-13B, 1,250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Operator
- Tensaw Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bill Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1987 · 3 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,515 total · 4,720 in this make and model · 12,536 as pilot in command · 219 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOB, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.