# Accident 20060322003789A: Amtr EXEC162F, Morgan, UT, March 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0133° N, 111.6233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0133&lon=-111.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kearsley Douglas EXEC 162 F (registry code 05619K6, https://openairdocs.org/model/kearsley-douglas-exec-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060322003789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 22, 2006, AT 1530 MST, A ROTORWAY INTERNATIONAL AMATUER BUILT HELICOPTER N520DK, S/N 6776, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD CRASHED ON TOP OF A RIDGE LINE ABOVE MORGAN UT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ PRIVATE HELI-PAD AT HIS RESIDENCE, WHILE SPOTTING GAME, IN A 10 FOOT HOVER, AT APPROX 7,000 FT, A CROSSWIND GUST HIT THE HELICOPTER, AND THE PILOT STATED HE LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ TRIED TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE TO THE GROUND, UPON SKID CONTACT THE HELO ROLLED OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT, THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA069), Mar 22, 2006: Kearsley Exec 162F (N520DK), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to attempt to hover out of ground effect above the kit manufacturers published recommendations. A factor was mountainous terrain.

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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