# NTSB Accident WPR24LA028
> **MD HELICOPTERS INC 369FF** · 2023-11-06 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA028
- **Event ID:** 20231106193356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-11-06
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.460841, -111.72832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MD HELICOPTERS INC
- **Model:** 369FF
- **Registration:** N369FF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper autorotation profile during deceleration that resulted in the tail rotor assembly impacting the ground.

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