# Accident 20161019021589A: Gray Jim Robert EXEC, Caldwell, ID, October 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2016, 09:10 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 116.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-116.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Jim Robert EXEC (registry code 13017FT, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-jim-robert-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-145 series (registry code 55005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRAY JIM ROBERT EXEC
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RW-145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 390 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161019021589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE FAILED AS HELICOPTER WAS APPROX. 20 FEET AGL AND 50 KIAS. HE MANEUVERED TO GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 12/30 AND PREPARED FOR A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH SURFACE ON SKIDS AND TAIL BOOM STINGER. THE HELICOPTER THEN TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND THEN OVERTURNED COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT TURNED OFF IGNITION AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY.

THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, BUT THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR17LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA009), Oct 19, 2016: Gray Jim Robert Exec 90 (N716JB), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly tighten the tension bolts during the installation of the alternator belt, which resulted in inadequate voltage to sustain ignition and the subsequent partial loss of…

## Other reports on N716JB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20171217023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023219A), Dec 17, 2017: Gray Jim Robert EXEC (N716JB), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. While performing what the pilot called "taxi way pattern work" (flying 40' AGL above the airport taxiways @ 10-20 KTS) the engine made a unusual noise. The…
- [Accident 19991001040219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001040219A), Oct 1, 1999: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N716JB), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot remained in the traffic pattern to practice touch and go landings. At approximately the point where the helicopter would turn onto the base leg,…

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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