Accident · 2000-05-10

NTSB case LAX00LA193 · Sikorsky S61A · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2000-05-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Sikorsky S61A (N693CC)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: CROMAN CORP Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CROMAN CORP

Probable cause

the loss of power in all engines due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue flight with fuel level below the landing minimums specified in the flight manual, which resulted in the unporting of the fuel supply line and fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the blocked fuel ejector pump in the aft fuel tank and an inadequate maintenance level on the helicopter's fuel system.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA193

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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