Accident · 1990-10-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-10-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BELL 47G (N1071Z)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- GARY MCFALL Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- GARY MCFALL
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING TAILWIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.
Source: NTSB case FTW91LA007Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.