ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132143
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 1991 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B Jet Ranger III |
| Owner/operator: | Kenai Air Of Hawaii, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2072C |
| MSN: | 3422 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Honolulu, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL/PHNL) |
| Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL/PHNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 8, 1991 when crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Honolulu, Hawaii. The two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) survived.
The helicopter departed Honolulu, Hawaii, for a research vessel located about 130 nautical miles to the south. However, the pilot was unable to locate the ship and decided to return to Honolulu. Subsequently, during the return flight, he contacted Honolulu Tracon and reported a minimum fuel status. The flight continued but, when about 15 nautical miles south of Honolulu, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot successfully auto-rotated to the water but, after touchdown, the right forward emergency flotation gear deflated, causing the helicopter to roll over and sink.
The NTSB determined the probable cause to be: Inaccurate fuel consumption calculation by the pilot. A factor was the partial deflation of the emergency flotation equipment. The registration N2072C was cancelled by the FAA on April 16, 1991
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX91LA127 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X16628&key=1&queryId=5f6cf074-c33c-4f29-9f08-6a473eca4c80&pgno=4&pgsize=100
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2072C
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=9491
4. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/786351/N2072C
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2016 20:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2016 20:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Jun-2023 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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