# Accident 19960812022339A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Hermiston, OR, August 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1996, 08:35 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8508° N, 119.2100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8508&lon=-119.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6183P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6183P-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonas Steve W EXEC 90 (registry code 0560205, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonas-steve-w-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 29 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812022339A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TURNS ENGINE OVERSPEED PULLED COLLECTIVE LANDED IN TURN. ROLLED OVER. DRIVE BELTS STRETCHED.

## 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 SEA96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA188), Aug 12, 1996: Jonas Exec 90 (N6183P), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: slippage of the drive belts, while hover taxiing in ground effect, which resulted in loss of power to the rotor system; and inadequate remedial action by the pilot, which led to a roll over during…

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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