May 17, 1999
Accident
Destroyed POPLAR BLUFF, MO
Injuries2 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR PUBU
Probable Cause
The tail rotor's impact with the blue warm-up jacket and the subsequent overload of the tail rotor drive shaft. A contributing factor was the absence of the helicopter's entry doors.
NTSB CHI99GA155