- Date
- May 29, 1985, 20:15 local (May 30, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- W. Brattleboro, VT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23LVBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850529020439A
- Case key
- 35618
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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 acft lost pwr during normal cruise. The plt attempted to autorotate into a clearing in the trees. Post accident exam discovered an air leak in the fuel control. The pressure compressor discharge (pcd) line 'b' nut was disconnected from the fuel control. This caused the eng to reduce pwr to flt idle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23LV
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2329
- Airframe hours
- 1,652
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 319 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stub, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 20, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Brattleboro, VT
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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,338 total · 533 in this make and model · 1,196 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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.