# NTSB Accident FTW04TA012
> **Hughes OH-6A** · 2003-10-07 · Eagle Pass, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW04TA012
- **Event ID:** 20031023X01808
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-07
- **Location:** Eagle Pass, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.708889, -100.499168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** OH-6A
- **Registration:** N8524Z
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the aft segment of the tail rotor drive shaft for undertermined reasons.  A contibuting factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the foced landing.

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