Aviation accident LAX06CA180

Name: aviation accident: Bell 47-G5 near Soledad (2006-05-23)
Start: 2006-05-23
Location: Soledad, CA, USA

NONE · Bell 47-G5 · 2006-05-23 · Soledad, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX06CA180
Event ID: 20060708X00902
Type: Accident
Date: 2006-05-23
Location: Soledad, CA, USA
Coordinates: 36.422779, -121.343887

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 47-G5
Registration: N4741R
FAR Part: 137
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and failure to refuel the helicopter which resulted in a loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown