# Accident 19931228047329A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Scottsdale, AZ, December 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1993, 11:20 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6107° N, 111.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6107&lon=-111.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7456T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7456T-1997-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90 (registry code 13017LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-international-rotorway-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,979 total, 250 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931228047329A

## Narrative

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

JUST OUT OF FAA INSPECTION ON FERRY FLIGHT. COWLING CAME OFF. DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR. HARD FORCED LANDING. BURNED.

## 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 LAX94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA083), Dec 28, 1993: Rotorway EXEC-90 (N7456T), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot-in-command to adequately conduct a preflight inspection and properly secure a fuselage cowling panel that struck a tail rotor blade, resulting in a subsequent failure of the…

## Other reports on N7456T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920522019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522019469A), May 22, 1992: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N7456T), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. Engine failed respond for power recovery. Low rotor RPM. Hard impact. Failed clear engine.
- [Accident 19910907038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038799A), Sep 7, 1991: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N7456T), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stole helicopter. Buzzed boats and performed acrobatic prior diving into lake. Left suicide notes.

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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