# Accident 20000506005479A: Amtr EXEC162F, Mcmurray, PA, May 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2000, 10:10 local time
- Place: Mcmurray, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2602° N, 80.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2602&lon=-80.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162RS-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dupre Adolph M EXEC 162F (registry code 05607OR, https://openairdocs.org/model/dupre-adolph-m-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506005479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CIRCLING HIS BUSINESS PARTNERS HOUSE AT 200-300 FEET WHEN HE GOT BEHIND THE POWERCURVE. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW LOW THE RPM WENT ON THE ROTOR, BUT WHEN HE ADDED POWER, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN CUT THE POWER AND AUTOROTATED TO THE GROUND WHICH HAD A 45 DEGREE INCLINE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY PILOT ERROR.

## 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 IAD00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA039), May 6, 2000: Rotorway Rotorway 162F Exec (N162RS), Mcmurray, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to hover out of ground effect which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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