# Accident 19921002039969A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Wimberley, TX, October 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Wimberley, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9891° N, 98.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9891&lon=-98.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41KC-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clatanoff Kevin J ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017LR, https://openairdocs.org/model/clatanoff-kevin-j-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW152 (registry code 55006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 42 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002039969A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE DELAMINATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING BREAKUP AND FIRE. USED ROTORS WERE INSTALLED ALL OTHER PARTS NEW.

## 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 FTW93FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA002), Oct 2, 1992: Clatanoff Rotorway Exec (N41KC), Wimberley, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE DELAMINATION OF THE SKIN ON A MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

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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