What happened
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(-23) Student pilot reported that 5 minutes after departure from Newberg, Oregon, at 1500 ft MSL, enroute to aurora, Oregon, the engine made a strange sound and abruptly quit running. Engine power setting was reported in green arc for cruise flight prior to engine stoppage. Pilot attempted and subsequently aborted engine restart procedure, and performed emergency autorotation landing into empty pasture directly under flight path. Aircraft was totally destroyed, and pilot seriously injured. (-23 amendment) student pilot reported that 5 minutes after departure from Newberg, Oregon, at 1500 ft MSL, enroute to portland-mulino airport, Oregon, the engine made a strange sound and abruptly quit running. Engine power setting was reported in green arc for cruise flight prior to engine stoppage. Pilot attempted and subsequently aborted engine restart by adjusting mixture control and pushing in starter button, with no success. Pilot radioed instructor for instructions, and attempted an emergency autorotation landing into empty pasture directly under flight path. Main rotor blades found stacked with very little damage at accident site indicating low main rotor RPM at impact. Aircraft was totally destroyed, and pilot seriously injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NEWBERG, OREGON, AT 1500 FT MSL, ENROUTE TO AURORA, OREGON, THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE SOUND AND ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING. ENGINE POWER SETTING WAS REPORTED IN GREEN ARC FOR CRUISE FLIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABORTED ENGINE RESTART PROCEDURE, AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING INTO EMPTY PASTURE DIRECTLY UNDER FLIGHT PATH. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NEWBERG, OREGON, AT 1500 FT MSL, ENROUTE TO PORTLAND-MULINO AIRPORT, OREGON, THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE SOUND AND ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING. ENGINE POWER SETTING WAS REPORTED IN GREEN ARC FOR CRUISE FLIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABORTED ENGINE RESTART BY ADJUSTING MIXTURE CONTROL AND PUSHING IN STARTER BUTTON, WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT RADIOED INSTRUCTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONS, AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING INTO EMPTY PASTURE DIRECTLY UNDER FLIGHT PATH. MAIN ROTOR BLADES FOUND STACKED WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AT ACCIDENT SITE INDICATING LOW MAIN ROTOR RPM AT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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