- Date
- May 12, 1985, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carrizozo, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8618AEnstrom F-28F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850512017919A
- Case key
- 16539
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot departed albiquerque, NM with less than full fuel tanks and a worn out eng driven fuel pump which allowed fuel to be pumped overboard. No flt plan was filed. During his VMC x-country flt, the eng failed and an unsuccessful autorotation resulted in fatal injuries. The investigation revealed the fuel gauge was inaccurate and no fuel was found in the lines supplying fuel to the eng. The eng was not running at the time impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8618A
- Reported as
- Enstrom F-28F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 703
- Airframe hours
- 438
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360 FIAD, 225 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- O-O Ranch Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 21, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Carrizozo, NM
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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 83 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.