Rotorway 162F N7059F
1 October 2004 · New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 2004 at about 18:40 local time, a Rotorway 162F registered N7059F was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Massey Ranch Airpark (X50)
- Coordinates
- 28.9789, -80.9250
- Aircraft
- Rotorway 162F
- Registration
- N7059F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Daytona beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05LA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot entering autorotation and affecting a forced landing to the water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the first 20 minutes of the flight had been uneventful, however, as he turned to return to the departure airport, he noticed a power loss, and that the rotor rpm was at the "low green" portion of the operating range. He said he lowered collective and increased throttle input, but the rpm continued to drop to the "mid- yellow" range. He initiated an autorotation from about 400 feet AGL, and landed the helicopter in the water. Examination of the helicopter and its systems did not reveal any preaccident anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rotorway 162 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2003 | Rotorway 162F | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2005 | Rotorway 162F | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2002 | Rotorway 162F | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Rotorway 162-F | Brookhaven, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Heart, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Stratford, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2004 | Robinson R-22 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2004 | Robinson R22 | Keystone, Florida, United States | Collective Helicopter Corp | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2004 | Beechcraft BE90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Execstar Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 2004 | Beechcraft H35 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Tim Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2004 | Eurocopter Deutschland BO-105 CBS5 | Santa Rosa Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |