# Accident 20040730016939A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Eureka, IL, July 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6833° N, 89.2744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6833&lon=-89.2744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TJ-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tjerrild William J ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13025EF, https://openairdocs.org/model/tjerrild-william-j-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-145 series (registry code 55005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040730016939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING AT 1000 FT MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION INTO A CORN FIELD. THE ROTORBLADES HIT THE CORN AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CHI04CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA206), Jul 31, 2004: Tjerrild Rotorway Exec (N777TJ), Eureka, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight loss of engine power due to the disconnection of the high tension wire from its ignition coil during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during his forced…

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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