# NTSB Accident IAD04LA013
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2004-02-28 · Media, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04LA013
- **Event ID:** 20040307X00288
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-28
- **Location:** Media, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.916667, -75.416664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N75070
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A lack of previous lubrication to the tail rotor drive shaft forward fitting teeth, which resulted in their gradual wear, the eventual slippage of the shaft, and the subsequent loss of tailrotor thrust and forced landing.

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