# NTSB Accident CEN13FA192
> **SIKORSKY S-76A++** · 2013-03-15 · Grand Lake, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA192
- **Event ID:** 20130315X34542
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-15
- **Location:** Grand Lake, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.03861, -93.167503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-76A++
- **Registration:** N574EH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fracture of the red tail rotor blade spar, which resulted in the separation and departure of the red tail rotor blade from the helicopter and subsequent compromised tail gearbox. The red tail rotor blade was not recovered, thus the cause of the initial fracture could not be determined.

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