# Accident 20120530010139A: Faltin John R ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, Smoketown, PA, May 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2012, 20:11 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0400° N, 76.2017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0400&lon=-76.2017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8707E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8707E-2015-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Faltin John R ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05621XM, https://openairdocs.org/model/faltin-john-r-rotorway-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: FALTIN JOHN R ROTORWAY EXEC 162F
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120530010139A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER WELD REPAIR ON THE MAIN FRAME TUBING CAUSED THE CYCLIC CONTROL ROD TO DISCONNET, LIMITING RIGHT CYCLIC CONTROL INPUT TO THE ROTOR SYSTEM.

## 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 ERA12LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA373), May 31, 2012: Faltin John R Rotorway Exec 162F (N8707E), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during a post-maintenance test flight due to improper tracking of the helicopter’s main rotor blades by the pilot/aircraft builder.

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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