# NTSB Accident LAX00LA071
> **Rotorway Exec 90** · 2000-01-04 · CHANDLER, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20387
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-04
- **Location:** CHANDLER, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.266666, -111.800003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rotorway
- **Model:** Exec 90
- **Registration:** N89678
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the fatigue fracture and separation of the secondary drive shaft, which resulted from the manufacturer's inadequate quality control process.

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