# NTSB Accident MIA05CA006
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2004-10-16 · Diamond Head, MS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA05CA006
- **Event ID:** 20041115X01811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-16
- **Location:** Diamond Head, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.362777, -89.386947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N119DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness during takeoff to a hover and aborted landing in a grass area resulting in the grass catching fire from the engine exhaust and the helicopter being consumed by fire.

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