# NTSB Accident ATL04LA181
> **Hughes HU-369-D** · 2004-09-10 · Waynesboro, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA181
- **Event ID:** 20041013X01619
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-10
- **Location:** Waynesboro, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.041389, -82.002777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** HU-369-D
- **Registration:** N5211R
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The tail rotor assembly failed due to a fatigue fracture of the input gearshaft in the tail rotor gearbox assembly, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and subsequent collision with trees.

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