# Accident 19900210001939A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Lake Charles, LA, February 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2102° N, 93.2005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2102&lon=-93.2005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850JR-1991-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sontheimer C & J ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017DZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sontheimer-c-j-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900210001939A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BELT FAILED. AUTOROTATED INTO A RICE FIELD. IMPACT CAUSED SEREVE DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTORS.

## 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 FTW90DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD02), Feb 10, 1990: C&J Sontheimer Rotorway (N850JR), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BELT.

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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