N1285S - 1973 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

B06

1973

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1973

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Rotorcraft

ICAO Type Code

B06206B JetRanger

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

THIRD COAST AVIATION INC

Address

PO BOX 67

City

PADUCAH

State / Zip Code

Texas79248-0067

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50072202

Mode S Code (Hex)

A07482

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Oct 5, 1999	MIA00FA003	Destroyed	Fatal	The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the airframe fuel filter was left in the 'drain and locked' position and the subsequent collision with trees during an attempted autorotation.

Oct 5, 1999MIA00FA003

Destroyed

Fatal

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the airframe fuel filter was left in the 'drain and locked' position and the subsequent collision with trees during an attempted autorotation.

Additional Details

Registration

N1285S

Serial Number

1061

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC