- Date
- July 21, 1984, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5754KBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721059759A
- Case key
- 16439
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Analysis
The acft engine quit as the plt maneuvered over a ridge line after operating over 1 hour without refueling even though fuel was available at the last stop. The plt said the fuel gages indicated 6 gallons of fuel remaining. Of this about 2 are unusable in level cruise and more unusable when maneuvering. The FAA inspector who drained the acft after the accident said about 4 gallons were on board. The plt was only 5 miles from destination when flameout occurred, which canoccur from fuel flow interruption when 'sloshing' during maneuvers. The engine will not re-ignite unless it has ignitionsuch as an auto relight which this acft did not have. The plt did not mention any attempts to restart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5754K
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3126
- Airframe hours
- 3,126
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain Helicopters
- Registered owner
- New Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 2, 1984 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- Tall Timbers Ld, CO
- Destination
- 5CO · Durango, CO
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,380 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 5,140 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
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