# NTSB Accident CHI00LA049
> **Rotorway EXEC 90** · 1999-12-17 · GEORGETOWN, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA049
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20210
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-17
- **Location:** GEORGETOWN, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.289325, -85.969139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rotorway
- **Model:** EXEC 90
- **Registration:** N990JR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty tailwind condition and the low altitude at which the helicopter was hovering.

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