# NTSB Accident DFW08CA147
> **Dowell Vaughn Exec 90** · 2008-05-17 · Lafayette, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08CA147
- **Event ID:** 20080619X00882
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-05-17
- **Location:** Lafayette, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.017223, -105.079719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Dowell Vaughn
- **Model:** Exec 90
- **Registration:** N6032C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue flight after experiencing a loss of rotor RPM.  Contributing to the accident were the pilot's low level of experience in helicopters and the leaking oil from the engine oil filler cap.

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