# Accident 20000716013489A: Carlston Vaughn ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, Tooele, UT, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5692° N, 112.3307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5692&lon=-112.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6399L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6399L-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlston Vaughn ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05607L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlston-vaughn-rotorway-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716013489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROACHING LANDING AREA HEADING SOUTH, AT APPROXIMATLEY 10-15 FEET LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT, LOST ROTOR RPM. THE AICRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS GOOD.  THE PILOT FIGURED THAT HE HAD A LARGE GUST OF WIND COME UP AND BLANK THE TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 DEN00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA131), Jul 16, 2000: Rotorway Executive 162F (N6399L), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a downwind landing, and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the tailwind.

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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