Accident · 1997-04-16

NTSB case LAX97LA150 · Duff MINI-500 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Duff MINI-500 (N13118)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter flight controls, which resulted in rotor contact with the tail boom and loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of total and recent training and experience in airborne control of helicopters.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA150

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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