# NTSB Accident MIA00TA200
> **Hughes 369D** · 2000-07-02 · DESTIN, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00TA200
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21557
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-02
- **Location:** DESTIN, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N88MP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper maintenance inspection of the tail rotor by maintenance personnel and improper preflight inspection of the tail rotor by the pilot, which resulted in worn elastomeric bearings being continued in service, resulting in failure of the tail rotor assembly, and damage to the helicopter during a hard landing.

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