# NTSB Accident FTW97FA051
> **Eurocopter AS350B2** · 1996-11-28 · HIGH ISLAND A20 · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07024
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-28
- **Location:** HIGH ISLAND A20
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350B2
- **Registration:** N6100U
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED 6/26/2006.  The failure of the tail rotor pitch change link due to a fatigue fracture, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and separation of the aft tailboom.

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