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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr EXEC90 · Kalamazoo, MI · July 22, 2000

Date: July 22, 2000 · 15:35 local
Place: Kalamazoo, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1183M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA215
Reported as: Amtr EXEC90

N1183MRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2003 · Lutke Michael T ROTOWAY EXEC 90S/N J123151 · Built 1993 Airframe modelLutke Michael T ROTOWAY EXEC 90 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) During cruise flight pilot expereienced an engine problem and made an emergency landing after touch down the rotor hit the ground and spun the helicopter around shearing off the boom section. Substantial damage to helicopter. No injuries to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT EXPEREIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE ROTOR HIT THE GROUND AND SPUN THE HELICOPTER AROUND SHEARING OFF THE BOOM SECTION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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 CHI00LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalamazoo, MIthe loss of main rotor rpm due to the failure of the top engine mount and the subsequent loss of the main rotor drive belt tension. A factor was the confined area landing zone.Jul 22, 2000 · Substantial damage