# Accident 20030215002599A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Westford, MA, February 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2003, 16:10 local time
- Place: Westford, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4667° N, 71.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4667&lon=-71.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241WC-2005-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Copp William H JR ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 056118M, https://openairdocs.org/model/copp-william-h-jr-rotorway-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAY162F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030215002599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, N241WC CRASHED IN WESTFORD MA AT 1610EST 2/15/03. PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND IS DESTROYED. PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 IAD03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA033), Feb 15, 2003: Rotorway Exec 162F (N241WC), Westford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight loss of control due to the loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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