Accident · 1991-09-11

NTSB case LAX91LA388 · TEXAS HELICOPTER M74 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: TEXAS HELICOPTER M74 (N43921)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: AG AIR LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AG-AIR, INC

Probable cause

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF A DRUG (MARIJUANNA).

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA388

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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