Aviation accident IAD96LA067

Name: aviation accident: Bell 206B near LOGAN (1996-04-26)
Start: 1996-04-26
Location: LOGAN, WV, USA

NONE · Bell 206B · 1996-04-26 · LOGAN, WV, USA

Event

NTSB number: IAD96LA067
Event ID: 20001208X05592
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-04-26
Location: LOGAN, WV, USA
Coordinates: 37.800937, -81.870033

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 206B
Registration: N111PM
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate fuel supply for the flight which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the loss of rotor rpm during the autorotation. The downhill sloping terrain was a related factor.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown