ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37937
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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 1982 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | RotorWay Scorpion Too |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9354A |
| MSN: | 41325 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 141 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTORWAY RW133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandwich, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sandwich, IL (C48) |
| Sandwich, IL (C48) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ROTORCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY VERY HARD WITH NO FLARE AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT 100-200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT HAD NO TRAINING IN THIS AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK AND NO FUEL ODORS WERE PRESENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUELSYSTEM, ENGINE AND COMPONENTS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04486
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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