# Accident 20070818020039A: Amtr EXEC162F, Winamac, IN, August 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Winamac, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1692° N, 86.5823° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1692&lon=-86.5823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428JT-2008-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Terpstra James EXEC 162F (registry code 05621FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/terpstra-james-exec-162f) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070818020039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW A PART FLY OFF OF THE HELICOPTER AS IT FLEW BY AT APPROX 1000 FT. IN ALTITUDE. THE PART WAS FOUND APPROX 1200 FT SOUTH OF THE HELICOPTER CRASH SITE. THE PART WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE VERTICAL STABILIZER NEXT TO THE TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 CHI07LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA273), Aug 18, 2007: Terpstra Exec 162F (N428JT), Winamac, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate installation of the horizontal stabilizer bracket by the pilot, the fatigue fracture seperation of vertical stabilizer bracket during cruise flight, and the aircraft control not…

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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