# NTSB Accident FTW94LA093
> **BELL 206BIII** · 1994-03-10 · LAKE CHARLES, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94LA093
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00898
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-10
- **Location:** LAKE CHARLES, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.129453, -93.269126
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206BIII
- **Registration:** N57340
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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