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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Rotorwayexec · Endicott, NY · September 17, 1992

Date
September 17, 1992 · 17:30 local
Place
Endicott, NY
Airport
Tri Cities Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N727TB
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92LA155
Reported as
Amtr Rotorwayexec
Reported engine
AMTRRW ROTWY152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,034 total15 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Practice hover landings on a dolly. Tail hit dolly severing rotor blade. Spun 360 degrees and impacted sideways.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE HOVER LANDINGS ON A DOLLY. TAIL HIT DOLLY SEVERING ROTOR BLADE. SPUN 360 DEGREES AND IMPACTED SIDEWAYS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.