# Accident 20040229012889A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Medina, OH, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 13:25 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1239° N, 81.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1239&lon=-81.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198BG-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geoffrion Brian ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017KX, https://openairdocs.org/model/geoffrion-brian-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY162
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 450 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229012889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORT HEARING A POP AND A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY STRONG VIBRATION. WHILE ENROUTE HEADING WESTBOUND AT ABOUT 1100 AGL OVER MEDINA, OH. PILOT INITIATED AUTOROTATION AND LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTERWARDS ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A CUL-DE-SAC AT WHICH TIME WENT INTO A TREE. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED, THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 NYC04LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA079), Feb 29, 2004: Geoffrion Rotorway Exec 162 (N198BG), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the helicopter's tail rotor drive system for undetermined reasons.

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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