Accident · 1990-12-18

NTSB case LAX91LA058 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-12-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369D (N58240)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Pacific Helicopter Tours, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PACIFIC HELICOPTERS INC.

Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A LOOSE FUEL LINE 'B' NUT, DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE; AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY JUDGE THE LANDING FLARE DURING THE AUTOROTATION.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA058

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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