# NTSB Accident CHI06LA124
> **Hughes 269B** · 2006-05-03 · Sullivan, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06LA124
- **Event ID:** 20060511X00548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-05-03
- **Location:** Sullivan, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.036945, -82.217224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 269B
- **Registration:** N9471F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fatigue failure of the fuselage-to-tail boom cluster fitting, and the secondary failure of the tail rotor drive shaft.  An additional cause was the incomplete compliance with an applicable Airworthiness Directive.  A factor was the ditch.

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