Brecher Rotorway EXEC N43691

Summary

On 24 April 2014 at about 16:48 local time, a Brecher Rotorway EXEC registered N43691 was involved in an accident near Richwood, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 2014 at 16:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Richwood, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.4191, -83.2893

Aircraft

Brecher Rotorway EXEC

Registration

N43691

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delaware → Mt Victory

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA228

2 people were seriously injured.

The flight instructor’s inadequate autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and postcrash fire. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of experience in performing an autorotation in the accident make and model of helicopter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight instructor heard a noise during cruise flight 800 feet above ground level and saw a caution light illuminate on the instrument panel during an instructional flight. He did not recall if there was a loss of engine power. He performed a precautionary autorotation, the helicopter landed hard, and a postcrash fire destroyed the helicopter. The flight instructor had not previously performed an autorotation in the helicopter make and model. The postcrash fire precluded functional testing of any of the helicopter's systems; however, examination of the helicopter did not reveal evidence of any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.