# NTSB Accident FTW95FA116
> **BELL 206L-4** · 1995-02-14 · EAST CAMERON · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA116
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02955
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-02-14
- **Location:** EAST CAMERON
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206L-4
- **Registration:** N172AL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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