Sollars ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE N3047
15 July 1988 · Newburgh, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1988 at about 18:03 local time, a Sollars ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE registered N3047, operated by David B. Sollars, was involved in an accident near Newburgh, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newburgh, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9698, -87.5701
- Aircraft
- Sollars ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE
- Registration
- N3047
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David B. Sollars
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madisonville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEX09
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENG LOST POWER AS THE HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER WAS ON AN APCH TO LAND AT A PRIVATE HELIPORT. THE STUDENT PLT RPRTD THE HELICOPTER WAS AT APRX 50 FT AGL WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING AN AUTOROTATION, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS OR FUEL LINES & NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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