- Date
- July 18, 1986, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Brooklyn Park, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5235NBell-Campbell CHG-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860718034559A
- Case key
- 13330
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot after making three quarter-mile passes over the field the engine quit and he was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. The pilot stated, prior to takeoff the helicopter had been refueled by a ground crew member. According to the ground crew member, the tank was low and he had to tip the tank inorder to get fuel out. The fueler also stated the calibrated fuel stick, used to measure the amount of fuel in the tanks, was not on the fueling truck on the day of the accident. Post accident examination revealed virtually no fuel was remaining in the fuel system. Also, a fuel quantity gage was not installed in the helicopter at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5235N
- Reported as
- Bell-Campbell CHG-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435-23CR, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Paul A. Dagnon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1986
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,308 total · 240 in this make and model · 1,800 as pilot in command · 142 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5235N · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.