# NTSB Accident ERA09CA120
> **SCHWEIZER 269C** · 2008-12-31 · Panama City, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09CA120
- **Event ID:** 20090102X30013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-12-31
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.109722, -85.71389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N36254
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an out-of-ground-effect hover.

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