# Accident 19980908022609A: Amtr MINI500, Minneapolis, MN, September 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9192° N, 93.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9192&lon=-93.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6269R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6269R-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver Randy N REVOLUTION MINI 500 (registry code 056050P, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-randy-n-revolution-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908022609A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING OVER THE APPROACH END OF RWY 36 WHEN IT LOST POWER AND CRASHED.(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONING FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET AGL. ENGINE QUIT, PILOT ROTATED TO STOP FORWARD FLIGHT AND STRUCK REAR SKIDS AND TAIL ON GROUND.(.19) ON SEPETEMBER 8, 1998, AT 1825 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CULVER MINI 500, N6269R, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE HOVERING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI98LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA334), Sep 9, 1998: Culver-Revolution Mini 500 (N6269R), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a design change to the fuel tank filler neck sealant made by the owner/builder of the helicopter. Factors associated with this accident were an improper sealant material used by the owner/builder and…

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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