47.4758° N, 92.5476° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 15, 2024 · 17:39 local
Place
Eveleth, MN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
UNREG
Reported as
Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator
Reported engine
ROTAX 582UL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
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.
Aircraft crashed in swampy area near airport. PIC reported auto rotation to clearing in swampy area after engine failure. Landed on ground and as main Rotor was slowing down aircraft tipped over on its side pinning him underneath. PIC received chemical burns from fuel spill.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN SWAMPY AREA NEAR AIRPORT. PIC REPORTED AUTO ROTATION TO CLEARING IN SWAMPY AREA AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED ON GROUND AND AS MAIN ROTOR WAS SLOWING DOWN AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE PINNING HIM UNDERNEATH. PIC RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS FROM FUEL SPILL.