# NTSB Accident FTW96TA222
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-520N** · 1996-05-16 · BETHANY, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96TA222
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05781
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-16
- **Location:** BETHANY, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.500148, -97.640922
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-520N
- **Registration:** N520DD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The main rotor blades' contact with the tail boom due to gusting winds during rotor deceleration.

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