# Accident 19910419011689A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Redding, CA, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7299° N, 122.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7299&lon=-122.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7135X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7135X-1999-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Townsend Leslie E EXEC (registry code 13017LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-leslie-e-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 50 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT TURNING FINAL FOR HOVER LANDING.

## 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 LAX91LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA180), Apr 19, 1991: Townsend Executive (N7135X), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.

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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