# Incident 19850728043029I: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Berlin, NY, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Berlin, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6931° N, 73.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6931&lon=-73.3721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9158, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9158-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcgrady Donald F JR ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13025FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcgrady-donald-f-jr-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728043029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL IN HOVER. OIL ON DRIVE PULLEY ALLOWED BELT SLIPPAGE. TAIL ROTOR DAMAGED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N9158 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870830048489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830048489A), Aug 30, 1987: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9158), Brunswick, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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