# Accident 19890529015809A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Roswell, GA, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Roswell, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0290° N, 84.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0290&lon=-84.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7043T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043T-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callahan David ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017JS, https://openairdocs.org/model/callahan-david-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529015809A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON SHORE OF A LAKE DURING A PRACTICE HOVER. INDICATES INADEQUATE SKILL LEVEL.

## 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 ATL89DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG03), May 29, 1989: Rotorway Exec (N7043T), Roswell, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROLS WHILE IN A HOVER. ADDING TO THIS WAS THE PILOTS TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE OPERATING HELICOPTERS.

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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