Incident report
Rotorway 162 crash near Passaic, Missouri, United States
unknown2018-10-27
Summary
The electrical short in the main rotor rpm indicating unit which provided an inaccurate indication to the student pilot and resulted in substantial damage during the precautionary autorotation.
Incident details
Date
2018-10-27
Location
Passaic, Missouri, United States
Aircraft
Rotorway 162
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗38.3219, -94.3469
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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