# NTSB Accident FTW01LA073
> **Hughes 369D** · 2001-03-02 · Canadian, TX, USA · NONE
## 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.

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