Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind condition and failure to maintain a proper rate of descent which resulted in the inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a downwind turn.
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NTSB investigation record
LAX98LA079
CompletedHughes 369D· N521ZZ
- Date
- January 24, 1998
- Location
- Pacific Ocean, PO
- Conditions
- VMC
- Record
- Completed
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