# Accident 19890325004919A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Lugoff, SC, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lugoff, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2194° N, 80.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2194&lon=-80.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70289-1989-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upchurch Joe ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/upchurch-joe-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DLG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004919A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LIFT OFF WITH LEFT SKID SLIGHTLY EMBEDDED IN SOFT EARTH. LOST CONTROL AND HAD A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 ATL89DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DLG01), Mar 25, 1989: Upchurch Rotorway Executive (N70289), Lugoff, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER EVALUATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION RESULTING IN A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER DUE TO DRAG FROM AN IMBEDDED LEFT SKID.

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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