# NTSB Accident MIA00FA102
> **McDonnell Douglas HU-600N** · 2000-03-03 · MIAMI, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00FA102
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20685
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-03
- **Location:** MIAMI, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.659696, -80.359237
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** HU-600N
- **Registration:** N611BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's ostentatious display and in-flight decision to perform an abrupt low altitude pitch up maneuver (aerobatic flight). This resulted in the main rotor blades colliding with and separating the tail boom assembly while maneuvering, and the helicopters subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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