# Accident 19900107000129A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Mountain Iron, MN, January 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Iron, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5196° N, 92.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5196&lon=-92.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4463N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4463N-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mancini Geno F ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/mancini-geno-f-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107000129A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A SKID DURING AIR TAXI TURN AND LOST CONTROL CAUSING A CRASH. NO LICENSE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 MKC90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA041), Jan 7, 1990: Mancini Rotorway Exec (N4463N), Mountain Iron, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND PROPER CERTIFICATION (QUALIFICATION) WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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