# Accident 20070716018829A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, South Heart, ND, July 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: South Heart, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8679° N, 102.9906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Heart, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8679&lon=-102.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFYAR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAY162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070716018829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A PART 91 CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL THE PILOT STATED HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP SWITCH WHILE TAKING A DRINK OF WATER. THIS RESULTED IN THE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT TO PERFORM A START. THE PILOT INITIATED AN ENGINE OUT LANDING BY PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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