# NTSB Accident MIA99LA017
> **Reinhold REVOLUTION MINI 500** · 1998-10-26 · HICKORY, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA017
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11313
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-26
- **Location:** HICKORY, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.770591, -81.329452
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Reinhold
- **Model:** REVOLUTION MINI 500
- **Registration:** N500GQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The seizure of the rear piston in the cylinder barrel resulting in total loss of engine power and an autorotation which resulted in main rotor contact with the tail boom while touching down on unsuitable terrain.

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