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Aviation accident SEA89LA128

NONE · BELL 206B · 1989-07-07 · LONGVIEW, WA, USA

Event

NTSB number
SEA89LA128
Event ID
20001213X28976
Type
Accident
Date
1989-07-07
Location
LONGVIEW, WA, USA
Coordinates
46.190254, -123.049713

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
BELL
Model
206B
Registration
N53W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY INSTEAD OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD FUEL SUPPLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO JETTISON THE EXTERNAL LOAD DURING THE AUTOROTATION.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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