Aviation accident CHI00LA215

Name: aviation accident: Lutke ROTOWAY EXEC 90 near KALAMAZOO (2000-07-22)
Start: 2000-07-22
Location: KALAMAZOO, MI, USA

NONE · Lutke ROTOWAY EXEC 90 · 2000-07-22 · KALAMAZOO, MI, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI00LA215
Event ID: 20001212X21404
Type: Accident
Date: 2000-07-22
Location: KALAMAZOO, MI, USA
Coordinates: 42.299148, -85.700691

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Lutke
Model: ROTOWAY EXEC 90
Registration: N1183M
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the loss of main rotor rpm due to the failure of the top engine mount and the subsequent loss of the main rotor drive belt tension. A factor was the confined area landing zone.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown