20040711012109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr ROTORWAY162F · Sanger, TX · July 11, 2004

Date: July 11, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Sanger, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7239S
Reported as: Amtr ROTORWAY162F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,150 total85 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7239SRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · F K C M C I 162FS/N 6227 · Built 1997 Airframe modelF K C M C I 162F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 11, 2004 at 1230 local time a rotorway 162F experimental amateur-built helicopter, N7239S owned and operated by richard freeman. Was involved in an incident after power loss of the main rotor drive system during a CFR part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter received damage to the skids and tail rotor, the pilot was not injured. The airline transport pilot has a commercial rotorcraft-helicopter rating certificate number 1646185. The flight originated at vultures row (6XS8) Sanger, Texas on July 11, 2004 at 1220.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2004 AT 1230 LOCAL TIME A ROTORWAY 162F EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT HELICOPTER, N7239S OWNED AND OPERATED BY RICHARD FREEMAN. WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AFTER POWER LOSS OF THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM DURING A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS AND TAIL ROTOR, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT HAS A COMMERCIAL ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1646185. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VULTURES ROW (6XS8) SANGER, TEXAS ON JULY 11, 2004 AT 1220.