Accident · 1994-12-10

NTSB case LAX95LA047 · BENSON B8M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-12-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BENSON B8M (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the downwind turn and his resulting failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm. A factor in the accident was the lack of an airspeed indicator.

Source: NTSB case LAX95LA047

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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