# Accident 20140424007659A: Brecher Henry H ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, Richwood, OH, April 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2014, 12:48 local time
- Place: Richwood, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4191° N, 83.2893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4191&lon=-83.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43691, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43691-2014-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brecher Henry H ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05619IN, https://openairdocs.org/model/brecher-henry-h-rotorway-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRECHER HENRY H ROTORWAY EXEC 162F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,313 total, 58 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140424007659A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC REPORTED, THEY WERE FLYING TO MT. VICTORY FOR LUNCH, HE HEARD A NOISE AT 1700FT(800 FT AGL)LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SAW A CAUTION LIGHT, I WANTED TO GET ON THE GROUND, I PUT IT INTO AN AUTO ROTATION, I HAD NEVER DONE AN AUTO ROTATION IN THIS HELICOPTER, IT DIDN'T GO WELL,WE HIT PRETTY HARD. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN14LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA228), Apr 24, 2014: Brecher Rotorway Exec (N43691), Richwood, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and postcrash fire. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of experience in performing an autorotation in the…

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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