NONE · Buss Rotorway Exec · 2004-10-09 · Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI05CA005
Event ID
20041014X01623
Type
Accident
Date
2004-10-09
Location
Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Coordinates
44.82722, -93.457221
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Buss
Model
Rotorway Exec
Registration
N82DR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the battery switch leading to the helicopter's loss of engine power on base leg. A factor was the crops he encountered during the emergency landing.