Bell 206B N2917W
10 November 1984 · Inverness, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1984 at about 00:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N2917W was involved in an accident near Inverness, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inverness, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1093, -122.9209
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N2917W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Inverness → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AN AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AT ABOUT 300 FT AS ENG AND ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN SOFT SAND WITH SOME FORWARD MOTION. FULL AFT CYCLIC WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAILBOOM. EXAM OF THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED APRX 2/3 QUART OF WATER IN THE FUEL FILTER AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE FUEL PUMP. ABOUT 1/2 GAL OF WATER WAS CONTAINED IN THE FUEL DRUM FROM WHCH THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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