# NTSB investigations: Rotorway RI-162F, TX

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 CEN26LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA016.md): Rotorway AG162 · Valley View, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 13, 2025 · N162AD · Substantial damage
  > On October 13, 2025, at 1229 central daylight time, a Rotorway AG162 helicopter, N162AD, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Valley View, Texas. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The helicopter was operated under Title…
- [NTSB CEN15LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA132.md): Butler Raymond Rotorway Exec 162F · Seadrift, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 2015 · N162RB · Substantial damage
  > A fault in the No. 1 engine control module, which disabled the ignition system and resulted in the engine losing power; during the subsequent autorotation, the main rotor rpm was further reduced just before touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [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.
- [NTSB CEN09CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA394.md): Sidler Mike Rotorway · Waxahachie, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2009 · N1934 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to control his rate of descent during autorotation, which required an aggressive recovery maneuver and resulted in a sudden loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55007'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55007&state=TX

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