# NTSB Accident CHI02FA174
> **Eurocopter France AS-350-B2** · 2002-06-21 · Norfolk, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA174
- **Event ID:** 20020701X01007
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-21
- **Location:** Norfolk, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.985279, -97.434997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter France
- **Model:** AS-350-B2
- **Registration:** N852HW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.  Factors associated with the accident were the binding of the tail rotor pitch changed rod, the gusty wind conditions, and the pilot’s lack of total experience in this make and model of helicopter.

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