Accident · 2001-07-20

NTSB case FTW01LA166 · Eurocopter BK117-C1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-07-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter BK117-C1 (N313LS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to follow the checklist and turn on the fuel transfer pumps, which resulted in fuel starvation and a dual loss of engine power while in cruise flight.

Source: NTSB case FTW01LA166

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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