# NTSB Accident LAX00TA163
> **Hughes OH-6A** · 2000-04-20 · GREEN VALLEY, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00TA163
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20870
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-20
- **Location:** GREEN VALLEY, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.809152, -110.91957
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** OH-6A
- **Registration:** N61869
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Company maintenance personnel's failure to secure an attachment nut to a control link.  While maneuvering, the parts separated and resulted in the total cyclic control system failure and impact into rough terrain.

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