# NTSB Accident ATL00LA034
> **Hughes 369D** · 2000-03-06 · DALLAS, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00LA034
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20585
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-06
- **Location:** DALLAS, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.309551, -81.170082
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N303BT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of flight controls during an emergency landing.  Factors were an encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) during an out-of-ground effect hover, the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and his failure to follow proper procedures for LTE.

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