NONE · Aerospatiale SA315B · 1997-01-25 · WHITEVILLE, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA075
Event ID
20001208X07341
Type
Accident
Date
1997-01-25
Location
WHITEVILLE, NC, USA
Coordinates
34.320915, -78.700515
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
SA315B
Registration
N707EX
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional operation of the helicopter with known deficiencies in equipment and a false indication of the fuel gauge, resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance of the helicopter by company maintenance personnel, and unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.