# Accident 19971127035799A: Amtr MINI500, Bluefield, WV, November 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2600° N, 81.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2600&lon=-81.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8015E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015E-2006-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Harold E MINI-500 (registry code 056046N, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-harold-e-mini-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINI500
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,708 total, 10 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971127035799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA014), Nov 27, 1997: Jones Mini 500 (N8015E), Bluefield, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's unfamiliarity with reciprocating engine powered helicopter lead to a reduction in main rotor rpm and subsequent uncontrolled rate of descent with insufficient altitude to recover.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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