# Accident 19870405008389A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Redmond, WA, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 13:10 local time
- Place: Redmond, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7395° N, 122.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7395&lon=-122.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32415, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32415-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Verbeek Phil ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017BC, https://openairdocs.org/model/verbeek-phil-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-145 series (registry code 55005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY145
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 203 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA87LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA075), Apr 5, 1987: Verbeek Rotorway (N32415), Redmond, WA, 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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