# Accident 19890514011529A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Oklahoma City, OK, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Sundance Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6694° N, 97.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6694&lon=-97.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28276-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fields Tryon L ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017AX, https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-tryon-l-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514011529A

## Narrative

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

NON RATED PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOVER. WENT SIDEWAYS. SKID CAUGHT GRASS. ROLLED OVER

## 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 FTW89DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ04), May 14, 1989: Fields Rotorway Exec (N28276), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE HOVER TAXI.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.