# Accident 19991217046269A: Amtr EXEC90, Georgetown, IN, December 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Georgetown, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2893° N, 85.9691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2893&lon=-85.9691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N990JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217046269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HOVER WITH A STRONG TAILWIND AND A FORWARD CG. AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN WITH PILOT APPLYING FULL AFT CYCLIC.  LEFT SKID CONTACTED GROUND AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CHI00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA049), Dec 17, 1999: Rotorway Exec 90 (N990JR), Georgetown, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty tailwind condition and the low altitude at which the helicopter was hovering.

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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