# Accident 20040427009179A: Amtr HELICYCLE, Montour, ID, April 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2004
- Place: Montour, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9317° N, 116.3564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9317&lon=-116.3564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3275Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3275Q-2007-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schramm Buford J HELICYCLE (registry code 05628GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/schramm-buford-j-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HELICYCLE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427009179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:05 LCL, MDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SCHRAMM HELICYCLE, N3275Q, CRASHED INTO THE PAYETTE RIVER AT THE EAST END OF BLACK CANYON RESERVOIR, NEAR MONTOUR, IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER WAS FIRST CERTIFICATED ON MARCH 29, 1995, AND WAS INITIALLY CERTIFICATED WITH A ROTAX RECIPROCATING ENGINE. THE HELICOPTER HAD SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN MODIFIED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A NON-CERTIFICATED SOLAR T-62 TURBINE ENGINE THAT ORIGINALLY WAS INSTALLED IN A GROUND POWER UNIT. THE POWERPLANT WAS MODIFIED BY THE BUILDER AND THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE FAA AS SPECIFIED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS THAT WERE ISSUED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT REMAINED SECURED IN THE WRECKAGE. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS WEARING A HELMET WITH A DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA MOUNTED ON IT. THE HELMET AND CAMERA WERE NOT FOUND. THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AND TAIL ROTOR WERE NOT RECOVERED. THE WRECKAGE WAS PULLED FROM THE LAKE BY POLICE PERSONNEL. THE FUEL FILTER CONTAINED UNKNOWN DEBRIS. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT A WELDED CONTROL ARM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE PILOT'S TAIL ROTOR CONTROL PEDALS HAD BROKEN LOOSE. THE ARM WAS FOUND TO BE EXTENSIVELY CORRODED AROUND THE ENTIRE AREA OF ATTACHMENT. THIS CONTROL ARM TRANSMITS PEDAL MOVEMENT TO THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL BELLCRANK FOR TAIL ROTOR POSITIONING LEFT AND RIGHT.

## 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 SEA04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA074), Apr 27, 2004: Schramm Helicycle (N3275Q), Montour, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: In flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3275Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971205037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971205037469A), Dec 5, 1997: Amtr HELICYCLE (N3275Q), Big Timber, MT, Substantial damage. Experi helicylce helicopter crashed und unk circ, Big Timber, MT. (.4)the pilot reported that during a high speed fly-by to demonstrate the helicopter to…

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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