19971205037469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr HELICYCLE · Big Timber, MT · December 5, 1997

Date: December 5, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place: Big Timber, MT
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3275Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA020
Reported as: Amtr Helicycle
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX618
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 973 total114 in this make and model

N3275QRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2007 · Schramm Buford J HELICYCLES/N HC001 · Built 1995 Airframe modelSchramm Buford J HELICYCLE Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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Experi helicylce helicopter crashed und unk circ, Big Timber, MT. (.4)the pilot reported that during a high speed fly-by to demonstrate the helicopter to prospective investors, he became distracted by a low engine coolant temperature. The pilot stated that he did not follow his intended flight path and did not see the power lines until the last moment. The pilot rolled the helicopter to a near 90 degree angle and the main rotor blades collided with and cut the transmission wires. The helicopter subsequently crashed in snow on level terrain.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERI HELICYLCE HELICOPTER CRASHED UND UNK CIRC, BIG TIMBER, MT. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A HIGH SPEED FLY-BY TO DEMONSTRATE THE HELICOPTER TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS, HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY A LOW ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FOLLOW HIS INTENDED FLIGHT PATH AND DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT. THE PILOT ROLLED THE HELICOPTER TO A NEAR 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED WITH AND CUT THE TRANSMISSION WIRES. THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN SNOW ON LEVEL TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA98LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Timber, MTthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines. The pilot's diverted attention and transmission wires were factors.Dec 5, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3275Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20040427009179AMontour, ID(-23) On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at approximately 14:05 LCL, MDT, an experimental amateur-built schramm Helicycle, N3275Q, crashed into the payette river at the east end of black canyon reservoir, near Montour, Idaho. The private pilot and sole occupant of…Apr 27, 2004 · Destroyed · 1 fatal