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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Rotorwayexec · Chandler, AZ · May 22, 1996

Date: May 22, 1996 · 10:15 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89678
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX96LA210
Reported as: Amtr Rotorwayexec
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 797 total172 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

N89678Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2001 · Cobb Intl Inc DBA Rotorway INT ROTORWAY EXEC 90S/N R.I. 5026 Airframe modelCobb Intl Inc DBA Rotorway INT ROTORWAY EXEC 90

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What happened

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Landed hard due low rotor RPM. Folded skid. Rolled over. NR1 piston top broke off. Engine operated defect in piston

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD DUE LOW ROTOR RPM. FOLDED SKID. ROLLED OVER. NR1 PISTON TOP BROKE OFF. ENGINE OPERATED DEFECT IN PISTON

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX96LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZa loss of engine power due to a failed piston and piston ring in a critical phase of flight.May 22, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89678 · 3

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

Accident 20000104000899AForced Landing · Chandler, AZ(.19) On January 4, 2000, about 1400 hours mountain standard time, an amateur built experimental rotorway exec 9 helicopter, N89678, sustained substantial damage when the main rotor blades contacted the tail boom during an autorotation at memorial airport…Jan 4, 2000 · Substantial damage Accident 19931208046329ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Chandler, AZBalance ballast weight not switched to rear for 2 occupants. Was forward for student solo. Crashed nose down.Dec 8, 1993 · Substantial damage Accident 19930209002169APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Chandler, AZEngine quit in pattern on test flight. Rocked on landing. Rolled. Engine had swallowed a valve. Stem not ground.Feb 9, 1993 · Substantial damage