# Accident 19970118000679A: Moth 60GM, Flagstaff, AZ, January 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1997
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2903° N, 111.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2903&lon=-111.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9202L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOTH 60GM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118000679A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS ON A FLIGHT TEST, AUTOROTATED TO RUNWAY, TAIL STRUCK RUNWAY, MOVED FORWARD, MAIN ROTOR HIT RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX97FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA091), Jan 18, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD600N (N9202L), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the manufacturer to follow its directive to develop corrective measures in response to known accident data, and their failure to ensure that pertinent information (in engineering…

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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