Aviation accident CEN14LA228

Name: aviation accident: BRECHER ROTORWAY EXEC near Richwood (2014-04-24)
Start: 2014-04-24
Location: Richwood, OH, USA

SERS · BRECHER ROTORWAY EXEC · 2014-04-24 · Richwood, OH, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN14LA228
Event ID: 20140505X21451
Type: Accident
Date: 2014-04-24
Location: Richwood, OH, USA
Coordinates: 40.419147, -83.289306

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 2
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: BRECHER ROTORWAY
Model: EXEC
Registration: N43691
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and postcrash fire. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of experience in performing an autorotation in the accident make and model of helicopter.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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