Rotorway EXEC N3071
27 February 1985 · Bethany, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1985 at about 21:15 local time, a Rotorway EXEC registered N3071 was involved in an accident near Bethany, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethany, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wiley Post (PWA)
- Coordinates
- 35.4993, -97.6394
- Aircraft
- Rotorway EXEC
- Registration
- N3071
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE OWNER/BUILDER HAD A SINGLE ENGINE, MULTI-ENGINE, LAND RATING, BUT DID NOT HAVE A HELICOPTER RATING. WHILE PRACTICING HOVER FLT IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER, HE UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO REACH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ALT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE WHILE IN A SIDE SLIP, THEN ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rotorway EXEC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1987 | Rotorway EXEC | Highridge, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Rotorway EXEC | Palmyra, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1989 | Rotorway EXEC | Roswell, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1991 | Rotorway EXEC 90 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Rotorway International | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Dec 1993 | Rotorway EXEC-90 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Cobb International Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1993 | Rotorway EXEC-90 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Cobb International | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172N | Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | North American BRITISH HARVARD MKII | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | ADA Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1985 | Piper J4A | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Irving L. Kinney | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1985 | Grumman AG CAT G-164 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |