# NTSB Accident LAX96LA150
> **LAMPERT REVOLUTION M500** · 1996-03-31 · SAN CARLOS, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA150
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-31
- **Location:** SAN CARLOS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.490085, -122.259399
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAMPERT
- **Model:** REVOLUTION M500
- **Registration:** N750GL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to recognize a drive train disengagement and initiate an autorotation.  The inadequate engine-to-transmission drive belt/pulley design, and the pilot's limited training and experience in rotorcraft operations were factors in this accident.

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