# Accident 19961102046369A: Amtr RAF2000, Adrian, MI, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 13:52 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8676° N, 84.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LENAWEE COUNTY (ADG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8676&lon=-84.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102046369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, ON DAY-VFR FLIGHT, 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT, ADG, MADE SEVERAL NOSE UP-NOSE DOWN MANEUVERS, MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND PROPELLER RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF PROPELLER BLADES, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO ROTOR BLADES. ROTOR BLADES FOLDED UPWARD AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND IMPACTED GROUND. STRONG WINDS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS (PIO). STUDENT PILOT FROST WAS VERY LOW TIME AND WAS NOT SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL OR CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT.

## 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.

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