# Accident 19940612016499A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Johnson City, NY, June 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1994, 16:20 local time
- Place: Johnson City, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1104° N, 75.9591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1104&lon=-75.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727TB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,209 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940612016499A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AT CRUISE. SPIRALED AUTOROTATION TO GROUND. ROLLED OVER. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BELT FAILED.

## 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 BFO94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA098), Jun 12, 1994: Bellah Rotorway Executive (N727TB), Johnson City, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BELT DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AN AUTOROTATION.

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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