# NTSB Accident ERA12CA357
> **HUGHES TH-55** · 2012-05-19 · Pittsfield, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA357
- **Event ID:** 20120524X84631
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-19
- **Location:** Pittsfield, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.826389, -79.361389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** TH-55
- **Registration:** N74914
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during an encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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