McFarland ROTORWAY EXEC N9164X

Summary

On 17 June 2006 at about 16:20 local time, a McFarland ROTORWAY EXEC registered N9164X was involved in an accident near Mooresville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2006 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Mooresville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

39.7175, -86.3019

Aircraft

McFarland ROTORWAY EXEC

Registration

N9164X

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mooresville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA155

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built helicopter was destroyed by a fire that began in-flight and continued on the ground after landing. The flight instructor and dual student were not injured. The instructor and dual student reported that the instructional flight consisted of practicing hovering. They stated that approximately 20 minutes into the flight they thought they smelled smoke and decided to make a precautionary landing. The pilots reported that once they landed, smoke was coming out of the engine compartment and the engine had stopped. Both pilots exited the helicopter safely. Subsequent efforts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful. A post accident examination was unable to determine the source of the fire due to the extensive damage to the helicopter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.