Rotorway EXEC 162F N962WM
13 May 2000 · Ithaca, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 May 2000 at about 16:49 local time, a Rotorway EXEC 162F registered N962WM was involved in an accident near Ithaca, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ithaca, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.2897, -84.5991
- Aircraft
- Rotorway EXEC 162F
- Registration
- N962WM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unk → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA135
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the door separation for undetermined reasons and the foreign object damage due to the door impact to the tailboom and tail rotor drive system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter was destroyed when it impacted the terrain. The helicopter came to rest upright in a farm field. Pieces of plexiglas, sheet metal, the right horizontal stabilizer and a section of the tail rotor drive belt were found about 1/2 mile east-northeast of the main wreckage. The left entry doorframe and the right horizontal tailboom fin were found about 1/4 mile east-northeast of the main wreckage. No anomalies were found that could be associated with a preexisting condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rotorway EXEC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2000 | Rotorway EXEC 162F | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2000 | Rotorway EXEC 90 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Rotorway EXEC 90 | Circleville, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1999 | Rotorway EXEC 90 | Georgetown, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Rotorway EXEC 90 | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Rotorway EXEC 162F | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 1900D | Escanaba, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | North American NA-265-80 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-16 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Ayres S2R-600 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |