# NTSB Accident LAX03LA084
> **Cobb International Rotorway Exec 90** · 2003-02-05 · Casa Grande, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA084
- **Event ID:** 20030211X00199
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-05
- **Location:** Casa Grande, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.997222, -111.923057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cobb International
- **Model:** Rotorway Exec 90
- **Registration:** N9876D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the flare and landing.  Factors in the accident were the failure of the secondary drive shaft and inadequate tail rotor failure procedures specified by the manufacturer.

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