# NTSB Accident IAD02LA094
> **Garlick OH-58AT** · 2002-09-14 · ROCHESTER, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA094
- **Event ID:** 20020930X05241
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-14
- **Location:** ROCHESTER, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.229518, -71.530197
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garlick
- **Model:** OH-58AT
- **Registration:** N444JB
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to center the sling load prior to commencing forward flight.  Also causal, was the pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in an engine compressor stall.

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