# Accident 20051105031559A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Gibson, LA, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gibson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6292° N, 90.9458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6292&lon=-90.9458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5436X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5436X-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deussen Alexander II ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/deussen-alexander-ii-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 ROTWY145
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105031559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED HIS FIRST FLIGHT OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT ABOUT 300' AGL. AFTER PERFORMING GROUND CHECKS AND HOVERS, HE ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE REPORTED ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE RISING PRIOR TO ENGINE QUITTING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD NOT FLOWN A HELICOPTER IN SEVERAL YEARS AND DECIDED TO PURSUE FLIGHT OPERATIONS ONCE AGAIN. AT THE TIME OF HIS FLIGHT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE NOR A PILOTS CERTIFICATE FOR PRESENTATION. AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, AN ATTEMPT TO FIND FUEL INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANKS WAS DIFFICULT AND A REAL DETERMINATION WAS NOT EVIDENT. THE RIGHT TANK APPEARED TO ONLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF OF FUEL, WHILE THE LEFT TANK CAP WAS LODGED AGAINST A TREE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. BY TAPPING ON THE PLASTIC TANK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE LOWER CAVITY OF THE TEAR DROP SHAPED TANK. N5436X WAS FLOWN WITHOUT A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION, WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 DFW06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA020), Nov 5, 2005: Deussen Alexander II Rotorway Exec (N5436X), Gibson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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