# Accident 20020603014409A: Amtr EXEC162F, Tampa, FL, June 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2002, 21:36 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0472° N, 82.4056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0472&lon=-82.4056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268MA-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopters & EXEC 162-F (registry code 056069L, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopters-exec-162-f) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020603014409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED VANDENBERG AIRPORT (X16) ALLEGEDLY HEADING TO CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING AROUND IN CIRCLES OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THEN HEARD A LOUD CRASHING SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IMPACTED ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .POST INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OR FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED THE NEXT DAY WHILE OPERATING A CESSNA 172, N942SP, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN WITH THE PILOT. THE N NUMBER LISTED IN BLOCK 13 WAS ACTUALLY THE N NUMBER PAINTED ON THE AIRCRAFT, BUT REGISTRATION SHOWS THIS AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE N268MA AS ITS PROPER N NUMBER.

## 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 MIA02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA106), Jun 4, 2002: Helicopters & Exec 162F (N268MA), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional operation of the helicopter while impaired by alcohol and a drug (zolpidem) resulting in the in-flight collision with a house.

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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