# NTSB investigations: Rotorway RI-162F, 2025

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 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 ERA25LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA259.md): Robbins C/Robbins J Rotorway Exec 162F · Towanda, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2025 · N31XR · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of fire damage.
- [NTSB ERA25LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA160.md): Rotorway Exec · Chuluota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2025 · N8318A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the helicopter during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2025
  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&year=2025

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