ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309890
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| Date: | 29-MAR-2023 |
| Time: | 09:23 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82851 |
| MSN: | 41784 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wade, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wade, OK |
| Wade, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While maneuvering during an aerial application flight, the engine lost power, and the pilot conducted an autorotation to a field. During the autorotation, the helicopter landed hard, rolled over, and sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed a foamy cream-colored liquid in the airframe fuel filter and fuel line. The pilot reported that before the accident flight the helicopter was fueled from the operator’s support truck fuel tank. Initial examination of the tank showed no visible signs of fuel contamination. A subsequent visual examination, several days later, showed the same cream-colored contamination that was identified in the helicopter fuel system. The pilot reported that the truck’s fuel tank was filled the day before from his on-site fuel storage tank. The reason for the fuel contamination in the operator’s on-site fuel storage or the helicopter fuel system could not be determined. The loss of engine power was attributed to fuel contamination.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
Sources:
https://www.kxii.com/2023/03/29/crews-responding-helicopter-crash-bryan-co/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N82851
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2023 22:01 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Mar-2023 22:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 29-Mar-2023 22:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2023 23:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 30-Mar-2023 13:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2023 17:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2023 19:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2023 11:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-May-2023 21:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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