- Date
- November 20, 1972
- Place
- Port Washngton, NY · PORT WASHNGTON, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7941SBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169379
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3720 72/11/20 PORT WASHNGTON,NY BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1840 TIME - 1800 N7941S PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY GLEN COVE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OTR HELI REFUELED INSTEAD OF N7941S.PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL,LND ON DARK GOLF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7941S
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7941SRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 1976 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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