# Accident 20020627018449A: Amtr HELIPWER2500, Arlington, WA, June 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2002, 15:54 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13RM-2005-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seattle Aerotech HELIPOWER 2500 (registry code 05611TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/seattle-aerotech-helipower-2500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HELIPWER2500
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627018449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED, AND A FAA FORM 8130-7 (SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE) WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS ATTACHED WAS ISSUED ON 05-05-02. AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS. THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND RATED AND POSSESSED A VALID MEDICAL. WE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT THE PILOT HAD LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN A SIMILAR WEIGHT/SIZE/PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION, NO FLIGHT TEST PLAN HAD BEEN DEVELOPED AS IS SUGGESTED IN ADVISORY CIRCULAR 90.89A.

## 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 SEA02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA115), Jun 27, 2002: Seattle Aerotech Helipower 2500 (N13RM), Arlington, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained during a run-on landing. A vibration of unknown origin was a factor in the accident.

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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