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Aviation accident FTW01LA073

NONE · Hughes 369D · 2001-03-02 · Canadian, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
FTW01LA073
Event ID
20010305X00542
Type
Accident
Date
2001-03-02
Location
Canadian, TX, USA
Coordinates
35.909214, -100.379051

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Hughes
Model
369D
Registration
N8356F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

the helicopter's encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering out-of-ground effect, and the pilot's failure to maintain control. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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