ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294430
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 2004 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Bernd Gogolla |
| Registration: | N7059F |
| MSN: | 6725 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 86 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotorway RI-162F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Smyrna Beac, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daytona beach, FL (7FL6) |
| (7FL6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA05LA001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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