- Date
- October 4, 1975
- Place
- Alder Springs, CA · ALDER SPRINGS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N59549Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751004039109A
- Case key
- 151462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3727 75/10/4 ALDER SPRINGS,CA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3600 TIME - 1530 N59549 PX- 0 0 3 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDER SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALDER SPRINGS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- FUEL CONTROL UNIT CONTAINED FINE METAL PARTICLES.SURROUNDING AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59549
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alder Springs
N59549Registration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N59549 · 1
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