# Accident 19961025033909A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Cinder Butte, OR, October 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1996, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cinder Butte, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2597° N, 121.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2597&lon=-121.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728PC-2022-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Karmy James ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 05602W3, https://openairdocs.org/model/karmy-james-rotorway-exec) (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: 1,314 total, 104 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025033909A

## Narrative

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

FAILED REMOVE DOLLY PRIOR TAKEOFF. HANDLE CAUGHT ON GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA020), Oct 25, 1996: Karmy Rotorway Exec (N728PC), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the dolly wheels during the preflight inspection.

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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