38.2594° N, 94.3395° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 2015 · 10:00 local
Place
Butler, MO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
224 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot heard a noise from the power train and initiated an auto rotation into a bean field. The helicopter rolled over on the right side. The tail boom broke off and main rotor blades were destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE POWER TRAIN AND INITIATED AN AUTO ROTATION INTO A BEAN FIELD. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE TAIL BOOM BROKE OFF AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED.