# NTSB Accident ERA21FA317
> **ROTORWAY Exec 162F** · 2021-08-07 · Argyle, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21FA317
- **Event ID:** 20210808103652
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-08-07
- **Location:** Argyle, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.210144, -73.506795
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROTORWAY
- **Model:** Exec 162F
- **Registration:** N162KJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s abrupt control inputs, which resulted in a lowG condition, main rotor mast bumping, and the subsequent severing of the tail boom by a main rotor blade.

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