Event MKC87LA063

1987-03-21 SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, United States Airport · H37 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N67SH

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL TAH-1P

Year of manufacture

1976 · 11 years old at event

Engine

HONEYWELL T53-L-703 (1500 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20171228

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8DAF7

Registrant of record

NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N67SH GLASAIR SH2 None

Factual narrative

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL TANK, THE LINES AND THE FILTER. CONTAMINATION WAS WATER, DIRT, STRAW AND GRAVEL. THE FUEL BEING USED WAS REGULAR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC87LA063.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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