# Accident 19981106031829A: Amtr MINI500, Clinton, MN, November 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4604° N, 96.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4604&lon=-96.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316AZ-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomschin Douglas J MINI-500 (registry code 05605UU, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomschin-douglas-j-mini-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINI500
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981106031829A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL MINI 500 HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 6, 1998, AT 0923 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A TOMSCHIN MINI 500, N316AZ, PILOTED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED INDIVIDUAL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE HELICOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED INTO A FARM FIELD, 4 MILES EAST OF CLINTON, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE INDIVIDUAL OPERATING THE HELICOPTER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. (-23) PILOT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES CIRCLING FARM AT LOW ALTITUDE PRIOR TO HITTING POWERLINES.  PILOT WAS ALSO THE OWNER AND BUILDER OF HELICOPTER.  PILOT/OWNER DID NOT PRESENT AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.  PILOT DOES NTO HAVE A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA026), Nov 6, 1998: Tomschin Mini 500 (N316AZ), Clinton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the non-pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. Factors contributing to this accident were the non-pilot's lack of total experience and the power lines.

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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