# Accident 20070329004559A: Amtr GARANCO162F, Foley, AL, March 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2007, 09:10 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Foley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4278° N, 87.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4278&lon=-87.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garanco 162F (registry code 056179Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/garanco-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-100 series (registry code 55001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-100-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GARANCO162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 954 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070329004559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT, INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT SKIDS STRUCK GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORWARD MOMENTUM FOR AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO RIGHT 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 ATL07LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA063), Mar 29, 2007: Randy Stanley Rotoway Exc 162F (N494D), Foley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 4 engine exhaust valve.

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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