Accident · 2001-06-26

NTSB case ANC01TA076 · Bell 212 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2001-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 212 (N5017H)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: STATE OF ALASKA Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): State of Alaska, Division of Forestry

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site following a partial loss of power during approach to landing in a multiengine helicopter. Factors associated with the accident are an automatic fuel control unit that had a restricted fuel flow due to an improperly complied with service bulletin, and the pilot's improper single engine emergency procedures.

Source: NTSB case ANC01TA076

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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