# Accident 20251104019849A: Proctor E Ray EXEC 162F, Athens, TN, November 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2025, 14:58 local time
- Place: Athens, TN
- Airport: Mcminn County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3992° N, 84.5618° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3992&lon=-84.5618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162RW-2025-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Proctor E Ray EXEC 162F (registry code 05621CX, https://openairdocs.org/model/proctor-e-ray-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROCTOR E RAY EXEC 162F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,296 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251104019849A

## Narrative

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

SMALL HELICOTPER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MCMINN COUNTY AIRPORT (KMMI) WHEN DIRECTION YAW CONTROL WAS LOST.  AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH GROUND AND CAME TO A REST ON ITS SIDE.  GROUND CONTACT AND POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTATINED TO THE PILOT. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA26LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA031), Nov 4, 2025: Proctor E Ray Exec 162F (N162RW), Athens, TN, destroyed, investigation ongoing

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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