# NTSB Accident CEN15LA156
> **AGUSTA AEROSPACE CORP AW119 MKII** · 2015-02-20 · Gulf of Mexico, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA156
- **Event ID:** 20150225X31336
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-02-20
- **Location:** Gulf of Mexico, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.5, -91.300003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AGUSTA AEROSPACE CORP
- **Model:** AW119 MKII
- **Registration:** N802SM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fracture of the tail rotor pitch change link due to excessive bearing rotational friction, which resulted from the bearings being installed in exceedance of the maximum allowable torque during the last overhaul of the pitch change link.

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