Bell H-13 N11HU

Summary

On 27 June 1987 at about 14:37 local time, a Bell H-13 registered N11HU, operated by Reid Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Mojave, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1987 at 14:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Mojave, California, United States

Coordinates

35.0694, -118.1799

Aircraft

Bell H-13

Registration

N11HU

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Reid Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → California City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA261

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT AN ALT OF APRX 200 FT AGL. THE PLT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERRED THE TAIL ROTOR FROM THE BOOM. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT HE HAD RUN THE ACFT OUT OF FUEL AND WAS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO MOVE THE ACFT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE OWNER THE ACFT WAS FOUND EMPTY OF FUEL. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. THE PLT HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO REMOVE THE ACFT PRIOR TO NOTIFYING THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.