# Accident 20150821013819A: Butler, MO, August 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Butler, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2594° N, 94.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2594&lon=-94.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821013819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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