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Aviation accident LAX97LA014
1 fatal · Cunningham ROTORWAY EXEC · 1996-10-13 · MATHER, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX97LA014- Event ID
20001208X06924- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-10-13
- Location
- MATHER, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.54018, -121.280967
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Cunningham
- Model
- ROTORWAY EXEC
- Registration
- N18WC
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
excessive maneuvering by the pilot, which allowed the main rotor blades to contact and sever the tail rotor system and allowed mast bumping to occur.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown