NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · 2013-03-14 · Eagle Nest, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13LA194
Event ID
20130315X55013
Type
Accident
Date
2013-03-14
Location
Eagle Nest, NM, USA
Coordinates
36.55722, -105.255279
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44 II
Registration
N392GP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to a rapid throttle change during autorotation, which the flight instructor initiated in response to a low rotor rpm warning, which resulted from the separation of one of the magnets used to provide rotor rpm indications from the rotating transmission yoke. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's aft cyclic input upon landing.