# NTSB Accident MIA00GA057
> **Hughes OH-6A** · 1999-12-20 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00GA057
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20280
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-20
- **Location:** FORT MYERS, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.529081, -81.830894
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** OH-6A
- **Registration:** N72LC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper maintenance inspection of the helicopter by unknown maintenance personnel, resulting in a worn control rod bearing being continued in service, and subsequent separation, resulting in an in-flight loss of control and a crash.

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