# NTSB Accident LAX99FA317
> **Kaman HH-43F** · 1999-09-25 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA317
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19794
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-25
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.679481, -112.089546
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kaman
- **Model:** HH-43F
- **Registration:** N100PL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the horizontal stabilizer left outboard forward attach point because of a previously existing crack that resulted from inadequate maintenance inspection by the operator.  A factor was the use of automotive parts.

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