# NTSB Accident ATL97LA114
> **Hughes 269A** · 1997-08-10 · DANDRIDGE, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA114
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-10
- **Location:** DANDRIDGE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.019554, -83.410041
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269A
- **Registration:** N7050D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly plan the approach for landing, which led to a loss of tail rotor authority and directional control, while close to the ground.  The tailwind was a related factor.

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