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NTSB investigation record

NYC95GA060

Completed

Eurocopter As-350-b· N20SP

Date
February 22, 1995
Location
Cambridge, MA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

1) the massachusetts state police (msp) management's failure to provide adequate oversight of its air wing; 2) fuel contamination and obstructed fuel injector nozzles, due to inadequate fuel storage and storage requirements by the msp, resulting in a loss of engine power; and 3) the failure of the pilot to execute a proper autorotation, which resulted in a loss of rotor rpm and subsequent loss of helicopter control.

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