Rotorway EXEC UNREG

Summary

On 10 May 2023 at about 17:40 local time, a Rotorway EXEC registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 May 2023 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

41.0368, -81.4092

Aircraft

Rotorway EXEC

Registration

UNREG

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2023

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA233

1 person had minor injuries.

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the unregistered helicopter during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner was operating the unregistered experimental helicopter in his back yard, when he attempted to lift the skids off the ground “a few inches.” When the pilot set the helicopter back down on the ground, it rolled over onto its left side resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The main rotor system, including the controls for the cyclic were also damaged from impact. Though the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land, he was not certificated to act as a pilot in helicopters.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.