BRIGHAM CITY, UT, USA
N58131
BELL 47G3B2A
AN AG PLT WAS FERRYING A HELICOPTER TO ANOTHER JOB IN HIS LOCAL AREA. THE PLT, AN ATP, HAD ESTIMATED THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT. THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE QUIT AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL SPILL WAS FOUND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE OBJECTS KEPT THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK OPEN DURING FLT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD USED THE FUEL DRAIN PETCOCK TO RINSE CHEMICALS OFF HIS HANDS JUST PRIOR TO THE FLT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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