# NTSB Accident CHI04CA206
> **Tjerrild Rotorway Exec** · 2004-07-31 · Eureka, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04CA206
- **Event ID:** 20040811X01195
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-31
- **Location:** Eureka, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.683334, -89.274444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Tjerrild
- **Model:** Rotorway Exec
- **Registration:** N777TJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight loss of engine power due to the disconnection of the high tension wire from its ignition coil during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during his forced landing.  A factor was the low altitude the helicopter was cruising at when the power loss occured.

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