# NTSB Accident FTW93LA203
> **AEROSPATIALE SA316B** · 1993-07-04 · SNYDER, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93LA203
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12911
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-04
- **Location:** SNYDER, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.71096, -100.90979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** SA316B
- **Registration:** N3154Y
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR WIND  CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THROUGH  LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY.  FACTORS WERE HIGH WINDS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND FAILURE TO JETTISON THE EXTERNAL LOAD.

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