# Accident 20050212005139A: Amtr MINI500, Isabela, Puerto Rico, February 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2005, 15:40 local time
- Place: Isabela, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4947° N, 67.1294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4947&lon=-67.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38DJ-2005-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Douglas C REVOLUTION MINI-500 (registry code 05605HE, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-douglas-c-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 ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212005139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1210 ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005, ^PRIVACY DATA^, PILOT, ACCIDENTED IN ISABELA ON FEBRUARY 12, 2005, WHEN HIS HELICOPTER A REVOLUTION MINI-500 CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, CALLED TO REPORT THE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO HIS RECOLLECTION OF THE FACTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ REPORTED THAT, AFTER HAVING PERFORMED FOUR CIRCLING MANEUVERS AROUND THE ISABELA TOWN, HE HEARD AND FELT THE ENGINE REVVING DOWN; ADDITIONALLY, A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ALTITUDE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ HE WAS HOLDING AN ALTITUDE OF 600 FEET, CRUISING AT 60 KNOTS AND A RPM OF APPROXIMATELY 6200. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ REPORTED THAT HE REMEMBERED AN EMPTY SPACE IN THE PATH CLOSE TO WHERE HE WAS MANEUVERING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ TRIED TO REACH THE AREA WHEN HE NOTICED HIGH VOLTAGE LINES BETWEEN HIS PATH AND THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE PILOT PULLS ON THE CYCLIC TO AVOID THE LINES, AND THAT IS HIS LAST RECOLLECTION OF THE FACTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WILL SCRAP THE HELICOPTER REMAININGS. NO INTEREST IN PURSUING AN INVESTIGATION FOR A POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. THIS ACTION CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DAT^ WE CONCURRED IN CLOSING THE CASE FROM THE FAA SIDE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## 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 ANC05LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA032), Feb 12, 2005: Johnson Revolution Mini 500 (N38DJ), Isabela, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an autorotation and collision with terrain.

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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