SERS · MITTEER MINI 500 · 1997-08-01 · AGUA DULCE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA269
Event ID
20001208X08452
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-01
Location
AGUA DULCE, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.430923, -118.509506
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
MITTEER
Model
MINI 500
Registration
N501GM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the owner/builder to obtain and comply with service literature from the kit manufacturer, which resulted in improper setting of the carburetor fuel mixture and led to loss of engine power. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to successfully autorotate the helicopter to an emergency landing. The pilot's lack of total experience in the type helicopter and lack of recent experience in performing autorotations were related factors.