# NTSB Accident NYC96GA083
> **Bell 206L-1** · 1996-04-04 · CHARLESTON, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96GA083
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-04
- **Location:** CHARLESTON, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.310569, -81.750114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-1
- **Registration:** N79SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the helicopter manufacturer's inadequate maintenance service bulletin inspection interval which failed to provide timely detection of preexisting fatigue cracks in the tail boom.  Factors were: the manufacturer's failure to develop a modification of the failed area, and the failure of the FAA certification office to monitor and act upon the significant number of reports of tail boom cracking that were reported by industry.

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