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FAA accident report · Amtr EXEC 162F · Ithaca, MI · May 13, 2000

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Date
May 13, 2000 · 12:49 local
Place
Ithaca, MI
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N962WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA135
Reported as
Amtr EXEC162F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N962WMRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2000 · Martin Wayne G EXEC 162FS/N 6291Airframe modelMartin Wayne G EXEC 162F

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Helicopter broke-up in flight parts scattered along approx. 1/2 mile long flight path to main impact. The first piece of the aircraft encountered was a small piece of plexiglass, about the size of a hand, with small piece of twisted sheet metal about twice that size. The left door frame was found about 3/8 mile from the main wreckage. The tailrotor drive belt was found near the door frame. 1/4 mile from the impact, right horizontal stabilizer was found. Tail rotor assembly was 75 yards n-ne of main impact. 1 mian rotor blade separated and was 30 yards e of main impact. This blade showed evidence on the underside, of scrapping the tail boom vefore finally stiking the tail boom and bending the boom approx. 130 degrees. Numerous small pieces of sheet metal and plexiglass were scattered along the flight path. (See attached drawing) the helicopter struck the ground in a level attitude with no signs of rotation and no forward speed. The needle slap on the vvi indicates a vertical descent of 1800 feet per minute.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HELICOPTER BROKE-UP IN FLIGHT PARTS SCATTERED ALONG APPROX. 1/2 MILE LONG FLIGHT PATH TO MAIN IMPACT. THE FIRST PIECE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAS A SMALL PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HAND, WITH SMALL PIECE OF TWISTED SHEET METAL ABOUT TWICE THAT SIZE. THE LEFT DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND ABOUT 3/8 MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE TAILROTOR DRIVE BELT WAS FOUND NEAR THE DOOR FRAME. 1/4 MILE FROM THE IMPACT, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND. TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS 75 YARDS N-NE OF MAIN IMPACT. 1 MIAN ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED AND WAS 30 YARDS E OF MAIN IMPACT. THIS BLADE SHOWED EVIDENCE ON THE UNDERSIDE, OF SCRAPPING THE TAIL BOOM VEFORE FINALLY STIKING THE TAIL BOOM AND BENDING THE BOOM APPROX. 130 DEGREES. NUMEROUS SMALL PIECES OF SHEET METAL AND PLEXIGLASS WERE SCATTERED ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH. (SEE ATTACHED DRAWING) THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH NO SIGNS OF ROTATION AND NO FORWARD SPEED. THE NEEDLE SLAP ON THE VVI INDICATES A VERTICAL DESCENT OF 1800 FEET PER MINUTE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA135Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportIthaca, MIthe door separation for undetermined reasons and the foreign object damage due to the door impact to the tailboom and tail rotor drive system.May 13, 2000 · Destroyed