SERS · Hughes OH-6A · 2004-08-06 · Anchorage, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC04LA087
Event ID
20040813X01218
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-06
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.213611, -149.844451
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
OH-6A
Registration
N243D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial taxi, and the pilot's delayed remedial action to counteract a rapid right yaw, which resulted in an in-flight loss of directional control, and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in helicopters.