ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291123
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 2015 |
| Time: | 19:04 LT |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N123XZ |
| MSN: | 6377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rotorway 162f |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, IN |
| Plymouth, IN (C65) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while in cruise flight the engine RPM of the helicopter suddenly increased to the point where the rev limiter activated. At this point the helicopter was about 700 ft above ground level and the pilot performed an autorotation to a baseball field. During the forced landing, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to its fuselage. Subsequent examination of the helicopter revealed that the main drive belt that transmitted engine power to the rotor system had failed.
Probable Cause: The failure of the helicopter's main drive belt resulting in the pilot performing a forced landing, during which the helicopter's fuselage was substantially damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN15CA155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 2017 | N123XZ | Private | 0 | Plymouth, IN | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 09:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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