# NTSB Accident NYC98LA049
> **Bihn MINI 500** · 1997-12-19 · GETTYSBURG, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09367
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-19
- **Location:** GETTYSBURG, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.119255, -84.500892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bihn
- **Model:** MINI 500
- **Registration:** N727EB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, followed by the main rotor striking the tailboom, which resulted in the separation of a main rotor blade.

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