# Accident 20140928020279A: Eagle R&D Inc HELICYCLE, Gallatin, TN, September 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2014, 15:21 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Airport: Private Property
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4250° N, 86.4842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4250&lon=-86.4842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062U-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle R&D HELICYCLE (registry code 05623Q0, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-r-d-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLE R&D INC HELICYCLE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR SOLOY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928020279A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED M-33 SUMNER COUNTY AIRPORT AND MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING AT 422 DOUGLAS LN GALLATIN AND REMAINED THERE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AT ABOUT 1520 THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND DEPARTED TO THE SOUTHWEST TRAVELING ABOUT ONE HALF MILE THEN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND STARTED TO MAKE A LOW HIGH SPEED PASS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150-200 FT. WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ADJACENT TO THE WORK SHOP ON THE PROPERTY THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND PITCH FORWARD AND ROLL TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED TO ROLL  UNTIL IT WAS INVERTED AND STARTED A RAPID DECENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT . THE TAIL ROTOR AND GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE TAIL BOOM AND PARTS OF THE TAIL BOOM AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSALAGE. THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO ROLL BACK TO THE LEFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY75 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE COCKPIT AND WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND 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 ERA14FA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA461), Sep 28, 2014: Eagle R&D Helicycle (N7062U), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly the improperly balanced helicopter at high speed and low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident were 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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