Accident · 2000-04-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-04-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS-350 BA (N6094H)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
Failure of the manufacturer to ensure proper quality control of the ignition solenoid housing chamfer area, which allowed for insufficient clamping forces between the ignition solenoid housing and T-fitting, and the eventual separation of the T-fitting, loss of fuel, and loss of engine power.
Source: NTSB case LAX00LA167Flight 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.