# NTSB Accident CEN16LA401
> **AGUSTAWESTLAND PHILADELPHIA AW139** · 2016-04-07 · Galliano, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA401
- **Event ID:** 20180509X55948
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-07
- **Location:** Galliano, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.438055, -90.262496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 9
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AGUSTAWESTLAND PHILADELPHIA
- **Model:** AW139
- **Registration:** N639NA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fatigue failure of a tail rotor blade erosion shield extension, which resulted in in-flight damage to a main rotor blade.

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