# Accident 20070408005429A: Amtr EXEC162F, Roseburg, OR, April 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2007, 14:06 local time
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2386° N, 123.3558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2386&lon=-123.3558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173ST-2008-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diemert James G EXEC 162-F (registry code 05619A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/diemert-james-g-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 80 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070408005429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED #1 FADEC FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A BACKLOT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND #2 AUTOMATIC BACKUP FADEC DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY POWER OFF LANDING FROM ABOUT 30-40 FEET AGL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. MAIN ROTOR STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT. LANDING SKIDS, BOTH ROTORS, TAIL BOOM, BUBBLE, AND FUSELAGE ALL SEVERELY DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT HURT. DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF WITNESSED ACCIDENT AND RESPONDED ON SCENE TO HELP PILOT EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. NO ONE INJURED ON GROUND, AND DAMAGE NOTED TO FENCE AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCK FROM ROTOR BLADE IMPACT.

## 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 SEA07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA095), Apr 8, 2007: Diemert/Rotorway Exec 162 F (N173ST), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to the failure of the primary and secondary electronic control units (ECU's) within the engine's Fully Automated Digital Electronic Control.

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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