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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Rotorwayexec · Newbourgh, IN · July 15, 1988

Date
July 15, 1988 · 13:03 local
Place
Newbourgh, IN
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3047
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DEX09
Reported as
Amtr Rotorwayexec
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Ran out of fuel en route. Made hard vertical crash landing apparently caused by low rotor RPM on autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. MADE HARD VERTICAL CRASH LANDING APPARENTLY CAUSED BY LOW ROTOR RPM ON AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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