Thank You!
That is very helpful insight into the mechanism of how this thing might have failed.
What drove my question is the BK-117, for example, in the event of a loss of pilot input (linkage failure for example) the tail rotor has counter balance weights that are supposed to return the Tail Rotor to somewhat a neutral position rather than it being able to hunt for a position it likes which could cause severe handling issues.
I was curious if the 169 was similarly designed in some way.