# NTSB Accident LAX04LA116
> **Hughes 369D** · 2003-12-18 · WAHIAWA, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA116
- **Event ID:** 20040212X00187
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-18
- **Location:** WAHIAWA, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.483612, -158.043884
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N1113L
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly secure the external sling load, which allowed the load to shift, and subsequently strike and remove the tail rotor.

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