# NTSB Accident LAX00LA245
> **Garlick HH-1K** · 2000-06-29 · LIVE OAK, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA245
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21281
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-29
- **Location:** LIVE OAK, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.230495, -121.779983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garlick
- **Model:** HH-1K
- **Registration:** N896RP
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate lubrication of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling by unknown maintenance personnel that resulted in the in-flight failure and separation of the helicopter's tail boom.

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