# Accident 19901112049709A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Keysville, VA, November 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Keysville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0304° N, 78.4799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0304&lon=-78.4799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514RT-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Robert S ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017HQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-robert-s-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW152 (registry code 55006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112049709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERSPEED EN ROUTE. SHUTDOWN. AUTOROTATED. ROTOR DECAY CLEARING TREES FOLDED SKIDS. THROTTLE CABLE FOULED.

## 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 BFO91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA012), Nov 12, 1990: Taylor Rotorway Executive (N514RT), Keysville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A JAMMED ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND LOW ROTOR RPM.

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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