# Accident 20071222830139A: Amtr EXEC162F, Santa Maria, CA, December 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8989° N, 120.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8989&lon=-120.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66012, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brooks Charles G EXEC 162F (registry code 05623IZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/brooks-charles-g-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071222830139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ROTORWAY EXEC 162F DID A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LIFTED THE HELICOPTER OFF THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO SET THE HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND. THE LEFT SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT.

## 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 SEA08CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA055), Dec 22, 2007: Brooks Exec 162F (N66012), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotorcraft.

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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