# NTSB Accident ATL94LA002
> **HUGHES 269B** · 1993-10-05 · LINVILLE, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94LA002
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13517
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-10-05
- **Location:** LINVILLE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.07957, -81.850708
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 269B
- **Registration:** N9333F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED THAT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS (LTE), AND HIS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR TAILWIND CONDITION. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF INFORMATION IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK REGARDING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LTE MAY OCCUR.

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