Accident · 2003-03-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-03-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 407 (N175PA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- FEMA, USFS, TFS Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- FEMA, USFS, TFS
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power due to erratic fuel flow metering to the engine resulting from the single point failure of the PLA potentiometer in the hydro-mechanical fuel control unit. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain to execute a forced landing.
Source: NTSB case FTW03FA118Flight 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.