NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI86FEP03
Registry · N123AE
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
EUROCOPTER EC120B
Year of manufacture
2000
TCDS
R0001RD · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Engine
TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2F (432 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20000705
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A05EDC
Registrant of record
RV AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING AN APCH TO LAND, THE ENG OF THE HOME BUILT ACFT LOST POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG BY USING THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WAS UNABLE. HE TURNED TO LAND IN A PASTURE, BUT THE ACFT HIT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE & CAME TO REST IN A ROW OF TREES. THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE TOOK OFF WITH FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, BUT ONLY USED FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT AFTER THE ACDNT REVEALED THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_CHI86FEP03.txt.
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