SERS · Revolution MINI-500 · 1997-10-26 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98LA021
Event ID
20001208X09065
Type
Accident
Date
1997-10-26
Location
LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.800769, -118.350608
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Revolution
Model
MINI-500
Registration
N7234Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
loss of engine power and low rotor rpm for undeterminted reasons. The factory representative's recommendation to reduce the main rotor low pitch stop (from -1.8 degree to -0.5 degree) may have been a related factor.