2 fatal · Bell 206B · 1999-10-05 · CENTREVILLE, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA00FA003
Event ID
20001212X20004
Type
Accident
Date
1999-10-05
Location
CENTREVILLE, AL, USA
Coordinates
32.949985, -87.130836
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
206B
Registration
N1285S
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the airframe fuel filter was left in the 'drain and locked' position and the subsequent collision with trees during an attempted autorotation.