# Accident 19920917044249A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Endicott, NY, September 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1302° N, 76.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1302&lon=-76.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727TB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,034 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917044249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO92LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA155), Sep 17, 1992: Troy Bellah Rotorway Executive (N727TB), Endicott, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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