- Date
- May 1, 1993, 14:57 local (19:57 UTC)
- Place
- Greencastle, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2257UBrantly-Hynes B2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930501013009A
- Case key
- 15707
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Probable cause
Contamination of the fuel system by particulate matter of an unknown origin.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine missed several times & then quit completely. He made an autorotation to a field; the helicopter landed hard & rolled over. Inspection disclosed extensive contamination of the fuel system with sand-like particulate matter. Once the system was cleaned, the engine started and ran normally. The source of the particulate matter was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2257U
- Reported as
- Brantly-Hynes B2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 418
- Airframe hours
- 718
- Engine
- Lycoming VIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Goldsberry, Gerald E.
- Registered owner
- Goldsberry, Gerald E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1992 · 15 hours before
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 730 total · 20 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.