# NTSB Accident LAX94LA226
> **PARKER ROTORWAY EXEC 90** · 1994-05-29 · FALLBROOK, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA226
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01330
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-29
- **Location:** FALLBROOK, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.389553, -117.209899
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PARKER
- **Model:** ROTORWAY EXEC 90
- **Registration:** N78435
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND MISCALCULATION OF REMAINING FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND IMPROPER AUTOROTATION, DUE TO INADEQUATE TRANSITION/UPGRADE TRAINING AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH HELICOPTERS.

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