# Accident 19880329006829A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Ridgeway, VA, March 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeway, VA
- Airport: Pace
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5698° N, 79.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5698&lon=-79.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107LH-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hussey Les ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017GU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hussey-les-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY145
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329006829A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO LAND FROM A TWO FOOT TAXI HOVER. OVER CONTROLLED. CAUSED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. CRASHED. POST FIRE.

## 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 BFO88FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FID02), Mar 29, 1988: Rotorway RW-145 (N107LH), Ridgeway, VA, 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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