# NTSB Accident ERA23LA369
> **EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T2** · 2023-09-13 · Fargo, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA369
- **Event ID:** 20230913193059
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-09-13
- **Location:** Fargo, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.639, -82.6751
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- **Model:** EC135T2
- **Registration:** N273AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of the outer span of a tail rotor blade during flight as a result of localized intergranular corrosion due to a diminished protective coating at a critical location on the tail rotor blade surface that, combined with cyclic loading, resulted in fatigue crack propagation initiated at a corrosion site.

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