# NTSB Accident LAX98LA079
> **Hughes 369D** · 1998-01-24 · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09469
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-24
- **Location:** PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N521ZZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind condition and failure to maintain a proper rate of descent which resulted in the inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a downwind turn.

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