# NTSB Accident ATL96LA068
> **Bell 205A-1** · 1996-03-21 · GROVE HILL, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL96LA068
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05362
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-21
- **Location:** GROVE HILL, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.910078, -87.740188
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 205A-1
- **Registration:** N68HJ
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fatigue failure of the vertical fin forward spar in an area that was not accessible to inspection.  A factor relating to the accident was: guidance for inspection of the area (where the fatigue occurred) was insufficiently defined by the manufacturer.

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