# NTSB investigations: Rotorway RI-162F: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA031.md): Proctor E Ray Exec 162F · Athens, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Nov 4, 2025 · N162RW · Destroyed
  > On November 04, 2025, at about 1400 eastern standard time, an amateur built experimental Rotorway 162F, N162RW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Athens, Tennessee. The commercial pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated…
- [NTSB ERA15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA155.md): Richard Fuist Rotorway Talon · Indian Lake Estates, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2015 · N220AF · Substantial damage
  > A loss of helicopter control following an uncommanded increased left cyclic pressure during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies.
- [NTSB CEN15WA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA143.md): Judr Zdenek Prazdny Rotorway · Bohušovice nad Ohrí, Czechia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2015 · N111ZP · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN10LA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA558.md): Worthington Rotorway · Pattison, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2010 · N520RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55007')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '240'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/cases?engine=55007

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