# NTSB Accident IAD98FA092
> **Austin REVOLUTION MINI 500** · 1998-08-11 · NORTHAMPTON, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10871
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-11
- **Location:** NORTHAMPTON, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.860851, -75.200958
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Austin
- **Model:** REVOLUTION MINI 500
- **Registration:** N2XK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the improper maintenance adjustment and the failure to properly torque the pitch-change link barrel by the owner/builder which resulted in main rotor to tailboom contact and main rotor separation.

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