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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ROTORWAY162F · Camarillo, CA · March 25, 2007

Date: March 25, 2007 · 08:40 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Airport: Camarillo Airport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N496SB
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07CA084
Reported as: Amtr ROTORWAY162F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total19 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N496SBRegistered now · Boykin Stephen Vance ROTORWAY EXEC 162FS/N 6992 · Built 2006 Airframe modelBoykin Stephen Vance ROTORWAY EXEC 162F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On March 25th 2007, N496SB an amateur built rotorway exec 162F helicopter crashed during an attempted landing at Camarillo Airport (cma). The pilot and sole occupant privacy data omitted was uninjured but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Inspection of the damaged aircraft revealed no mechanical anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25TH 2007, N496SB AN AMATEUR BUILT ROTORWAY EXEC 162F HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT (CMA). THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCamarillo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM resulting in an uncontrolled descent to a hard landing. A contributing factor was his lack of experience in make and model of aircraft.Mar 25, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N496SB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090729018629IHovering · Camarillo, CAOn July 31, 2009 at 1000 I met with [privacy data omitted] pilot for helicopter N6992, rotorway exex 162F at his hanger located at Camarillo Airport. I first took pictures of the helicopter, focusing on the tail rotor area that's where most of the damage to…Jul 29, 2009 · Minor damage