# Accident 19890902033389A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Palmyra, VA, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Palmyra, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8601° N, 78.2599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8601&lon=-78.2599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27TB-1990-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryan Thomas W ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017EX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryan-thomas-w-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 166 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. UNSUCESSFULL AUTOROTATION CAUSED HARD GROUND IMPACT. HELICOPTER TOTALED. RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 BFO89DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DID02), Sep 2, 1989: Rotorway Exec (N27TB), Palmyra, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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