# NTSB Accident LAX03TA229
> **Sikorsky S-64E** · 2003-07-08 · Tucson, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03TA229
- **Event ID:** 20030714X01084
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-08
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.099998, -110.933334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sikorsky
- **Model:** S-64E
- **Registration:** N6979R
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor clearance while hovering resulting in a tail rotor blade strike.

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