# NTSB Accident GAA17CA251
> **BENDER JOSEPH KIT ROTOWAY** · 2017-04-30 · Wheatland, WY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA251
- **Event ID:** 20170501X52315
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-04-30
- **Location:** Wheatland, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.077499, -105.057777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BENDER JOSEPH
- **Model:** KIT ROTOWAY
- **Registration:** N164JB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to operate the helicopter in gusting wind and high-density altitude conditions and his positioning of the helicopter such that it resulted in a right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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