# NTSB Accident LAX03TA150
> **Hughes OH 6A** · 2003-05-12 · PAN TAK, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03TA150
- **Event ID:** 20030515X00670
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-12
- **Location:** PAN TAK, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.035556, -111.516944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** OH 6A
- **Registration:** N6636H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot in command's failure to adequately secure loose cargo (a jacket), which resulted in the jacket colliding with the tail rotor during cruise flight, and the subsequent separation of the tail rotor and loss of flight control.  A factor associated with the accident is the rear door unlatching in-flight.

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