# NTSB Accident ANC04LA087
> **Hughes OH-6A** · 2004-08-06 · Anchorage, AK, USA · SERS
## 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.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ANC04LA087) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*