# Accident 19911005044919A: Amtr MONGOOSE A, Boulder City, NV, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 14:48 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9902° N, 114.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9902&lon=-114.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7143K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7143K-2011-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bentley Richard F MONGOOSE A (registry code 13015GS, https://openairdocs.org/model/bentley-richard-f-mongoose-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONGOOSE A
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 113 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005044919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNRATED PRIVATE PILOT CRASHED EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM DRY LAKE BED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA006), Oct 5, 1991: Bentley Mongoose A (N7143K), Boulder City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INADEQUATE TAKEOFF AREA WHICH WAS TOO SHORT FOR THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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