# NTSB Accident FTW02LA198
> **Airbus Industrie A300-600F** · 2002-06-11 · El Paso, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA198
- **Event ID:** 20020702X01033
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-11
- **Location:** El Paso, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.806667, -106.377777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A300-600F
- **Registration:** N681FE
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's failure to obtain the Vr speed prior to rotation which resulted in insufficient lift and the subsequent tail strike.

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