ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165459
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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 2014 |
| Time: | 12:09 |
| Type: | Eagle Helicycle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N78CS |
| MSN: | 5-14 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Solar T-62-32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A field near the Reno/Stead Airport (KRTS), Reno, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV (RTS) |
| Reno, NV (RTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was flying his single-seat helicopter as part of a flight of two helicopters with the intention of flying around the airport traffic pattern. Witnesses located adjacent to the accident site reported that, as both helicopters reached an altitude consistent with pattern altitude, the accident helicopter suddenly pitched down. One witness stated that the helicopter shuddered a few times and then pitched down while rolling in a clockwise rotation. The helicopter subsequently impacted flat desert terrain. Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while in the traffic pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=78CS
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2014 07:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Apr-2014 07:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Apr-2014 17:17 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 05:48 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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