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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MINI-500 · Bluefield, WV · November 27, 1997

Date
November 27, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8015E
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA014
Reported as
Amtr MINI500
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,708 total10 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight to balance and asjust controls. Rotor overspeed. Turned back. Allowed rotor decay. Folded skid landing.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT TO BALANCE AND ASJUST CONTROLS. ROTOR OVERSPEED. TURNED BACK. ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY. FOLDED SKID LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.