# Accident 19960610044009A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Gretna, VA, June 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gretna, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9495° N, 79.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gretna, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9495&lon=-79.3626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 320 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610044009A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE AT REAR AT CRUISE. ROLLED OVER ON AUTOROTATION LANDING MAIN ROTOR SHAFT FAILED. CHAIN DRIVE JAMMED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.