# NTSB Accident CHI02TA239
> **Hughes 369A** · 2002-08-07 · Springfield, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02TA239
- **Event ID:** 20020812X01364
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-07
- **Location:** Springfield, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.215, -93.226112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369A
- **Registration:** N98MP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Overload failure of the tail rotor transmission housing (gearbox) for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an inability to adequately control the aircraft.

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