1 fatal · Burson REVOLUTION MINI 500 · 1998-10-04 · MOORPARK, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA004
Event ID
20001211X11285
Type
Accident
Date
1998-10-04
Location
MOORPARK, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.189727, -119.170684
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Burson
Model
REVOLUTION MINI 500
Registration
N418MB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The improper use of the cyclic flight control by the pilot, which resulted in low g flight load condition, which resulted in rotor disk divergence (mast bumping), and the main rotor blade striking and severing the tail boom.