# Accident 20010612014419A: Amtr EXEC162F, Manistique, MI, June 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2001, 14:10 local time
- Place: Manistique, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9503° N, 86.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9503&lon=-86.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556DG-2001-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giackino Donald EXEC 162F (registry code 05606JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/giackino-donald-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612014419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN LOW ALTITUDE CRUISE, ENGINE/ROTOR DRIVEBELT BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND MAIN ROTOR SPEED COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE ROTORCRAFT LANDED IN THE MANISTIQUE RIVER AND REMAINED AFLOAT ON THE CARGO POD FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS.  PILOT SAID MAIN ROTOR RPM WAS INCREASING WHEN THE CRAFT STARTED TO TIP FORWARD.  THE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE WATER, AND THEN THE CRAFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK. NO INJURIES REPORTED.  CAUSE OF BELT SLIPPAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.   (.19) ON JUNE 12, 2001, AT 1410 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT GIACKINO ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, N556DG, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE WATER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE MANISTIQUE RIVER. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY AIRPORT, MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN AT 1340.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BELTS BEGAN SQUEALING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI01LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA162), Jun 12, 2001: Giackino Exec 162F (N556DG), Manistique, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The contamination of the main rotor drive belts causing them to slip. Factors were the low altitude, unsuitable terrain for the forced landing, and the water.

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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