Accident · 1996-01-18

NTSB case MIA96LA095 · ROTOR FLIGHT DYNAMICS DOMINATOR · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-01-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROTOR FLIGHT DYNAMICS DOMINATOR (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

a partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, and the pilot-in-command's improper decision to land with a tailwind.

Source: NTSB case MIA96LA095

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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