Mooney Dan ROTORWAY EXEC 90 N92RE
16 September 1994 · Owasso, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1994 at about 20:30 local time, a Mooney Dan ROTORWAY EXEC 90 registered N92RE was involved in an accident near Owasso, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Owasso, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gundy's (OK16)
- Coordinates
- 36.2809, -95.8294
- Aircraft
- Mooney Dan ROTORWAY EXEC 90
- Registration
- N92RE
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94LA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT. A FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING HOVERING. A LEFT YAW DEVELOPED AND THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED FULL THROTTLE AND RIGHT PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE LEFT YAW INCREASED IN SEVERITY. THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED AND THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, SEVERING ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND BENDING THE TAILBOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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