# Accident 20041001028329A: Amtr EXEC162F, New Smyrnabeach, FL, October 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2004, 14:40 local time
- Place: New Smyrnabeach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9789° N, 80.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9789&lon=-80.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7059F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7059F-2007-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rotorway International EXEC 162-F (registry code 056145U, https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorway-international-exec-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001028329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT CRUISE POWER 21 INCHES MP, APPROX 450 FEET +/- 50 FT AT 70 MPH HEADING NORTH, OVER MOSQUITO LAGOON THE PILOT ALL OF A SUDDEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET AND ROTOR RPM WAS DECREASING. HE ADDED THROTTLE AND LOWERED COLLECTIVE HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION LANDING IN MOSQUITO LAGOON, THE HELICOPTER HIT THE WATER NOSE HIGH WITH LITTLE OR NO FORWARD AIRSPEED, AND THEN SETTLED IN THE WATER LEVEL, ROLLED LEFT AND SANK IMMEDIATELY. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST IN 5 FT OF WATER ABOUT 150 FEET DUE WEST OF THE BOAT DOCK AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT STATED THAT OBSTRUCTIONS ON SHORE (HOUSES, DENSE VEGETATION, BOAT DOCKS WITH RAILINGS) DID NOT ALLOW FOR AN AUTOROTATION TO SHORE. HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL BOOM.

## 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 MIA05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA001), Oct 1, 2004: Rotorway 162F (N7059F), New Smyrna Beac, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot entering autorotation and affecting a forced landing to the water.

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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