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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ROTORWAY EXEC · Redmond, WA · April 5, 1987

Date: April 5, 1987 · 13:10 local
Place: Redmond, WA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N32415
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA87LA075
Reported as: Amtr Rotorwayexec
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY145
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 203 total203 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N32415Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Verbeek Phil ROTORWAY EXECS/N 3031 · Built 1983 Airframe modelVerbeek Phil ROTORWAY EXEC Engine modelRotorway RW-145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power loss. Made an autorotation onto a rough field. Hard landing. Rolled onto its side. Faulty main drive pulley.

As the FAA filed it

POWER LOSS.MADE AN AUTOROTATION ONTO A ROUGH FIELD. HARD LANDING. ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. FAULTY MAIN DRIVE PULLEY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA87LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRedmond, WAThe plt stated that while at cruise the acft developed a vibration and noise, followed by a power los. The plt then entered into an autorotation and landed onto a rough field. The acft touched down hard and then rolled onto its side. During engine inspection…Apr 5, 1987 · Substantial damage