time ???

June 19, 2006

picked this thread up. 1955 till !! to learn would have been cheaper with SSH .

Feel sorry for the guy to loose your dream is real bad.

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5044419&nav=0Ra7.

June 19, 2006

I read that this morning, very sad situation for him, at least everyone walked away. Does anyone have any info on what experimental helo it was? I was guessing it might have been one of those Safari's we were talking about a while back.

EDIT- I just checked the pics. on that thread and the tail boom of the crashed helo is bigger than that of the safari

http://helicopterforum.verticalreference.com/helicopterfor...=3881&hl=safari

June 19, 2006

Looks like a Rotorway to me since the T/R is on the right side of the tailcone. It's definately NOT a Safari/BabyBell--those have a truss type tailboom just like the larger B47.

June 19, 2006

at least everyone walked away.
Does anyone have any info on what experimental helo it was?

I'm not 100% sure but the framework, stabilizer and the way the material melted looks a lot like a Rotorway.

I took the photo from the news article and compared them to those at the builders site. The builders site has a lot of warnings about how to change the routing of oil and fuel lines to prevent damage to them. Apparently the suggested routing leaves a little to be desired.

"As a mechanic I can fix anything but you, after saving life anything else is just gravy."
Dave

June 21, 2006

picked this thread up. 1955 till !! to learn would have been cheaper with SSH .
Feel sorry for the guy to loose your dream is real bad.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5044419&nav=0Ra7.

I believe that the article stated 1995, not 1955.

Doug

June 21, 2006

If you ask me the fire saved that guy's life. He's broke again but still kick'n. I'm scared to think he'll try again!

"I had enough to get me a used one." For a kit copter, that's almost as bad as " hey, watch this" for a Robbie.

June 21, 2006

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** Report created 6/21/2006 Record 2 **

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IDENTIFICATION

Regis#: 9164X Make/Model: EXP Description: ROTORWAY HELICOPTER

Date: 06/17/2006 Time: 1615

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N

Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION

City: CLOVERDALE State: IN Country: US

DESCRIPTION

N9164X, AN EXPERIMENTAL ROTORWAY EXEC ROTORCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING

ON A ROAD, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED, ROUTE 42, MORGAN COUNTY, CLOVERDALE,

INDIANA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0

# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:

Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:

Last Radio Cont:

Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: INDIANAPOLIS, IN (GL11) Entry date: 06/19/2006

June 21, 2006

Wow, my dad lives in cloverdale and I'm only an hour away from there. Didn't hear anything about this though.

June 22, 2006

No insurance? Can't you get insurance for an experimental?

June 22, 2006

Any insurance you can get is likely to be more expensive than you can afford. I certainly wouldn't insure a second-hand homebuilt if I were running an insurance company.

June 25, 2006

Anyone have any thoughts on starting a fund to try and make some of the money back for the guy..."I saved $5 a week for 20 years" almost makes me cry...obviously the guy wants it more than anything.