# Accident 19900903037899A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Sanger, CA, September 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sanger, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7905° N, 119.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7905&lon=-119.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8153R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8153R-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sandlin Bob BOBS EXEC (registry code 13017KA, https://openairdocs.org/model/sandlin-bob-bobs-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY153
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903037899A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING PRACTICE HOVER.PITCHED UP,ROLLED LEFT,HIT GROUND. COLLAPSED LEFT SKID AND ROLLED ON LEFT SIDE.

## 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 LAX90DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA11), Sep 3, 1990: Bob Sandlin BOB'S Executive (N8153R), Sanger, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A HOVER.

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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