# NTSB Accident ERA16LA030
> **HUGHES 369D** · 2015-10-30 · Marion, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA030
- **Event ID:** 20151102X41519
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-30
- **Location:** Marion, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.267501, -79.354721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N920JP
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A momentary jam in the tail rotor control system from an undetermined source, resulting in a torsional fracture of the tail rotor control torque tube and a loss of helicopter control.

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