# NTSB Accident SEA96FA187
> **Garlick UH-1H** · 1996-08-12 · COEUR D'ALENE, ID, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA187
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06615
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-12
- **Location:** COEUR D'ALENE, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.589687, -116.909584
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garlick
- **Model:** UH-1H
- **Registration:** N97NW
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fatigue fracture of the left forward vertical stabilizer spar, resulting in loss of the vertical stabilizer and tail rotor and subsequent loss of control.  A factor was insufficient applicability (by make and model) of an existing FAA airworthiness directive (AD 71-21-02) which mandated repetitive crack inspections in the area of the fracture.

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