Accident · 1992-07-15

NTSB case SEA92LA156 · THOMSEN, HORST ROTORWAY "EXEC" · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: THOMSEN, HORST ROTORWAY "EXEC" (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: THOMSEN, HORST Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): THOMSEN, HORST

Probable cause

A MISJUDGED DESCENT RATE, AND DELAYED CORRECTIVE ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE A LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, AND A BUILDING NEAR THE LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA156

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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