# Accident 20100925047749A: Worthington ROTORWAY EX, Pattison, TX, September 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2010, 09:50 local time
- Place: Pattison, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8103° N, 96.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8103&lon=-96.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520RW-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Worthington William Scott ROTORWAY EXEC 90 (registry code 05621PT, https://openairdocs.org/model/worthington-william-scott-rotorway-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WORTHINGTON ROTORWAY EX
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 211 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA558) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100925047749A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/25/2010 AT APPROXAMATELY 09:50 AM,CDT, N520RW, AN AMAETUR BUILT, ROTORWAY EXEC 90, HELICOPTER, CRAHLANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF PATTISON, TEXAS.THE PRIVAT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE PILOTS RESIDENCE, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 CEN10LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA558), Sep 25, 2010: Worthington Rotorway (N520RW), Pattison, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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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