# NTSB Accident DEN08LA071
> **Hiller UH-12E** · 2008-04-04 · La Porte, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA071
- **Event ID:** 20080415X00482
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-04
- **Location:** La Porte, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.671388, -95.073608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hiller
- **Model:** UH-12E
- **Registration:** N40289
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing factors were the sudden windshift to a tailwind, and the pilot initiating a hovering turn in ground effect.

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