GREENCASTLE, IN, USA
N2257U
Brantly-Hynes B2B
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MISSED SEVERAL TIMES & THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. HE MADE AN AUTOROTATION TO A FIELD; THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD & ROLLED OVER. INSPECTION DISCLOSED EXTENSIVE CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH SAND-LIKE PARTICULATE MATTER. ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. THE SOURCE OF THE PARTICULATE MATTER WAS NOT DETERMINED.
CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY PARTICULATE MATTER OF AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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