Incident report
HEARD ALAN E MOSQUITO XE crash near Albion, New York, United States
serious2018-04-24
Summary
The pilot's inadvertent, improper configuration of the engine fuel system, which resulted in an excessively lean air-to-fuel ratio and resulted in a loss of engine power; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain main rotor rpm following the loss of engine power, which resulted in a hard landing.
Incident details
Date
2018-04-24
Location
Albion, New York, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗43.2964, -78.2225
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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