Accident · 1990-08-27

NTSB case LAX90DVD03 · Texas Helicopter M47A WASP · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1990-08-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Texas Helicopter M47A WASP (N43921)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE AUTOROTATION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO.

Source: NTSB case LAX90DVD03

Flight 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.

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