# Accident 19870418010399A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Arcola, TX, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3694° N, 95.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3694&lon=-95.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9728N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728N-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter David ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-david-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY145
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418010399A

## Narrative

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

THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER DURING TAXI. PILOT NOT ROTORCRAFT RATED.

## 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 FTW87DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRA02), Apr 18, 1987: Hunter Executive (N9728N), Arcola, TX, destroyed

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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