# NTSB Accident LAX02LA071
> **Richard S. Anderson Rotorway Exec 162F** · 2002-01-27 · Willcox, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA071
- **Event ID:** 20020204X00173
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-27
- **Location:** Willcox, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.416667, -109.833335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Richard S. Anderson
- **Model:** Rotorway Exec 162F
- **Registration:** N30545
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for a gust condition and to maintain lateral control while hovering due to restricted cyclic control movement, which resulted from an inadequate control location/design.

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