# Accident 19960715017099A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Anchorage, AK, July 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1996, 23:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1593° N, 149.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1593&lon=-149.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9297H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9297H-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bonito AL EXEC 90 (registry code 05601OZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bonito-al-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715017099A

## Narrative

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

ON DOWNWIND PITCHED UP. LEVELLED ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. PORPOISING OVER CONTROLLED. BOGUS ROTORS. PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 ANC96FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA099), Jul 16, 1996: Rotorway Exec 90 (N9297H), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive control inputs and the lack of familiarity with the helicopter. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the prescribed operating limitations.

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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