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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr BABY BELLE · El Dara, IL · August 28, 2005

Date: August 28, 2005 · 09:15 local
Place: El Dara, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9094P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA243
Reported as: Amtr Babybelle
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N9094PRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Allensworth David D BABY BELLES/N 2053 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAllensworth David D BABY BELLE Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 08-28-2005 a homebuilt rotorcraft piloted by the builder crashed and burned approximately 1 mile south of El Dara, IL. The private pilot helicopter rated airman was in cruise flight at low altitude over a tree line just before entering one of his crop fields he was to survey. Eyewitness reports state that they heard the engine run rough then the nose of the aircraft pitch down and descend below their line of sight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08-28-2005 A HOMEBUILT ROTORCRAFT PILOTED BY THE BUILDER CRASHED AND BURNED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF EL DARA, IL. THE PRIVATE PILOT HELICOPTER RATED AIRMAN WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER A TREE LINE JUST BEFORE ENTERING ONE OF HIS CROP FIELDS HE WAS TO SURVEY. EYEWITNESS REPORTS STATE THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE RUN ROUGH THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN AND DESCEND BELOW THEIR LINE OF SIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA243Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEl Dara, ILThe manufacturer failed to specify a relief radius on the tail rotor spindle drawings, which resulted in the spindle being manufactured with an inadequate relief radius at the point of fatigue failure.Aug 28, 2005 · Destroyed