# NTSB Accident ERA19FA118
> **Hughes 369** · 2019-03-05 · Talking Rock, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA118
- **Event ID:** 20190305X64637
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-03-05
- **Location:** Talking Rock, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.533332, -84.522499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N89ZC
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A fatigue failure of the overrunning clutch subassembly due to abnormal bending loads due to cracks on the center engine mount, which resulted in an inflight loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter's low altitude and airspeed when the loss of power occurred, which precluded the pilot from successfully performing an autorotation.

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