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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event LAX92LA119

1992-02-15 CHANDLER, Arizona, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1107M

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10

Year of manufacture

2005

TCDS

T00005NY · BOMBARDIER INC

Engine

HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A

Seats / Engines

8 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20160325

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A02F8C

Registrant of record

ASIFD LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER DESCENT RATE AND MISJUDGING THE LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING FORWARD AND ROLLING OVER.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION TO THE WATER IN A FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTER AS PART OF A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. HE SAID THE HELICOPTER PITCHED FORWARD DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE AUTOROTATION. THE RIGHT FLOAT WENT UNDER THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_LAX92LA119.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.