MINR · ROTORWAY EXEC-90 · 1993-12-28 · SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94LA083
Event ID
20001211X13885
Type
Accident
Date
1993-12-28
Location
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.610729, -111.889244
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROTORWAY
Model
EXEC-90
Registration
N7456T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A failure of the pilot-in-command to adequately conduct a preflight inspection and properly secure a fuselage cowling panel that struck a tail rotor blade, resulting in a subsequent failure of the tail rotor drive system. Factors in this accident were an in-flight separation of the cowling panel, and the inability of the pilot to effect directional control of the helicopter.