# Accident 20080517834399A: Amtr EXEC90, Erie, CO, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0172° N, 105.0797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0172&lon=-105.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6032C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6032C-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dowell Vaughn EXEC-90 (registry code 056216Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/dowell-vaughn-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517834399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HOVERED TO THE OPEN FIELD FROM THE AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED ON A DIRT ACCESS ROAD TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT FLYING CORRECTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND THE PILOT GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, AND THE PILOT GOT BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT TO HOVER BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING HOVER TAXIED ACROSS A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD WITH A TAILWIIND OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 KTS OF TAILWIND. PILOT REPORTED HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN HIS HOVER ALTITUDE OF 2-3 FT WHEN A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT REAR. AIRCRAFTS RIGHT SKID SETTLED INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST ON THE AIRCRAFTS 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 DFW08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA147), May 17, 2008: Dowell Vaughn Exec 90 (N6032C), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue flight after experiencing a loss of rotor RPM. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's low level of experience in helicopters and the leaking…

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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