# NTSB Accident LAX91LA180
> **TOWNSEND EXECUTIVE** · 1991-04-19 · REDDING, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA180
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16820
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-19
- **Location:** REDDING, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.7299, -122.600067
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TOWNSEND
- **Model:** EXECUTIVE
- **Registration:** N7135X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.

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