# NTSB Accident LAX97LA014
> **Cunningham ROTORWAY EXEC** · 1996-10-13 · MATHER, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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