# Accident 19870314008809A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Soldotna, AK, March 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3207° N, 150.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3207&lon=-150.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48591-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reed Verne ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13025FB, https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-verne-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY145
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314008809A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER DURING A TEST FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  PILOT MEDICAL AND BIENNIAL NOT CURRENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC87DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG01), Mar 14, 1987: Rotorway Scorpion 1670 (N48591), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

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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